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US 10,093,427 B2Granted
Ultralight aircraft
AssigneeAirbus Defence and Space GmbH
InventorSimon Burns
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Abstract
An aircraft which has a supporting structure which has at least one fuselage, a wing structure and at least one drive apparatus. The drive apparatus has at least one propeller and a drive motor. The aircraft has at least one energy store for providing energy for operation of the drive apparatus. The at least one drive apparatus and the at least one energy store are mechanically connected to the supporting structure and/or the wing structure of the aircraft by a securing device.
Claims19
An aircraft comprising:
- a supporting structure comprising at least one fuselage and an airfoil carrier;
- a wing structure attached to the airfoil carrier;
- at least one drive apparatus comprising at least one propeller and a drive motor;
- at least one energy store for providing energy for operation of the drive apparatus;
- and
- a securing device configured to mechanically connect the at least one drive apparatus and the at least one energy store to the airfoil carrier of the supporting structure,
- wherein the securing device comprises at least one of a rope, a strap, a cable, a net, and a woven fabric.
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An aircraft comprising:
- a supporting structure comprising at least two fuselages and an airfoil carrier, wherein each of the at least two fuselages are connected together by the airfoil carrier;
- a wing structure comprising a common airfoil, wherein the wing structure is attached to the airfoil carrier;
- a drive apparatus for each of the at least two fuselages, wherein each drive apparatus comprises at least one propeller and at least one drive motor;
- a plurality of energy stores for providing energy for operation of the drive apparatus of each of the at least two fuselages;
- a securing device configured to mechanically connect the drive apparatus of each of the at least two fuselages and the plurality of energy stores to the airfoil carrier of the supporting structure;
- and
- solar cells for charging the plurality of energy stores;
- wherein the securing device comprises at least one of a rope, a strap, a cable, a net, and a woven fabric.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.