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Aircraft presenting two pairs of wings and fuel tanks in fluid communication

US8439310B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23References

10Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Olivier Cazals · Daux, FR
Jaime Genty De La Sagne · Toulouse, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 9, 2010
Grant date	May 14, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 15, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64C39/068
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft comprises: a fuselage; a front pair of wings; a rear pair of wings; and a pair of bodies, each body interconnecting, at a distance from the fuselage, the front and rear wings that are situated on the same side of the fuselage.

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