Modular blended wing body (BWB) aircraft and method of manufacture
US12246830B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2023 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C2211/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A modular blended wing body (BWB) aircraft includes common components containing a nose structure having a left aft edge and a right aft edge intersecting on a centerline of the BWB on one end and intersecting on a leading edge of the BWB on another end, and two wing structures attached to the nose structure, wherein the at least two rear structures includes a left-wing structure arranged on the left side of the centerline, wherein the left-wing structure includes a left forward edge, and a right-wing structure arranged on the right side of the centerline, wherein the right-wing structure includes a right forward edge, and wherein the left-wing structure and the right-wing structure are laterally symmetrical to the centerline, and wherein there is no clear demarcation between the at least two wing structures and the nose structure of the plurality of common components of the BWB aircraft.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.