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US 10,167,081 B2Granted
Flying wing with side cargo compartment
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsGuillaume Gallant, Romain Delahaye
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Abstract
Optimization of the use of the available volume in a flying wing for commercial passenger transport, in particular for short- or medium-haul routes. A flying wing is provided including a passenger cabin together with at least one hold for the transport of luggage and/or goods, in which the hold is positioned laterally relative to said passenger cabin.
Claims9
A flying wing for passenger transport comprising:
- a leading edge;
- a passenger cabin fitted with multiple passenger seats;
- and
- a first hold and a second hold, positioned laterally outwardly respectively on either side of said passenger cabin for transporting luggage and/or goods, wherein each of the first hold and the second hold is fitted with at least one hold access door incorporated in the leading edge of said flying wing and leading to the hold, wherein each of the first hold and the second hold is delimited by a respective floor opposite a ceiling wherein the respective floor is located at a height above that of a floor of said passenger cabin,
- wherein the flying wing is devoid of any hold for transporting luggage and/or goods under the passenger cabin.
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A flying wing for passenger transport comprising:
- a leading edge;
- a passenger cabin fitted with multiple passenger seats;
- and
- a first hold and a second hold, positioned laterally outwardly respectively on either side of said passenger cabin for transporting luggage and/or goods, wherein each of the first hold and the second hold is fitted with at least one hold access door incorporated in the leading edge of said flying wing and leading to the hold, wherein each of the first hold and the second hold is delimited by a respective floor opposite a ceiling wherein the respective floor is located at a height above or equal to that of a floor of said passenger cabin,
- wherein the flying wing is devoid of any hold for transporting luggage and/or goods under the passenger cabin, and
- wherein the leading edge is fitted with at least one passenger access door, wherein the multiple passenger seats rest on the floor of the passenger cabin, wherein first and second vertical partitions separate the passenger cabin from the first and second holds, respectively, and wherein each hold access door leads directly to one of the first or second hold, and each respective floor of the first and second holds is located at a height above the floor of the passenger cabin.
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A flying wing for commercial passenger transport comprising:
- a leading edge;
- a passenger cabin fitted with multiple passenger seats;
- and
- a first hold and a second hold for transporting luggage and/or goods, wherein the first and second holds of said flying wing are positioned laterally outwardly relative to said passenger cabin respectively on either side of said passenger cabin in laterally outwardly regions of the flying wing where an exterior profile of the flying wing tapers relative to the passenger cabin in any transverse cross-sectional view along the flying wing, and wherein each of the first hold and the second hold is fitted with at least one hold access door incorporated in the leading edge of said flying wing and leading to the hold, wherein each of the first hold and the second hold is delimited by a respective floor opposite a ceiling wherein the respective floor is located at a height above or equal to that of a floor of said passenger cabin,
- wherein the flying wing is devoid of any hold for transporting luggage and/or goods under the passenger cabin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.