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US 11,697,500 B2Granted
Emergency egress in a blended wing body aircraft
AssigneeBlended Wing Aircraft, Inc.
InventorsJennifer Whitlock, Brendan Kennelly, Mark A. Page
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Abstract
Technologies for providing emergency egress routes for a blended wing body aircraft are described herein. In some examples, the emergency egress routes are through a side cabin bulkhead and aft one or more cargo holds. In some examples, the blended wing body aircraft has wings that are high geometry wings. In these examples, the emergency egress routes do not penetrate an aft spar, reducing weight and increasing the integrity of the aircraft.
Claims9
A blended wing body (BWB) aircraft comprising:
- a main cabin configured to hold passengers during flight;
- at least one cargo hold located outboard of the main cabin;
- and
- at least one egress route through a side cabin bulkhead;
- wherein the side cabin bulkhead is located aft of the at least one cargo hold, at least a portion of the side cabin bulkhead is located forward a trailing edge of at least a wing, and the at least one egress route does not penetrate a rear spar of the aircraft.
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