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US 12,024,286 B1Granted
Blended wing body aircraft
AssigneeJetZero, Inc.
InventorMark Allan Page
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Abstract
Described herein is a blended wing body aircraft. In some embodiments, a blended wing body aircraft may include a passenger cabin separated into two or more cabin bays. In some embodiments, two or more cabin bays may be separated by a structural element that runs through the passenger cabin along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft.
Claims16
A blended wing body aircraft, comprising:
- a plurality of wings;
- and
- a main body, wherein the main body comprises:
- a first interior structural element;
- a second interior structural element, wherein the first interior structural element comprises a first wall and the second interior structural comprises a second wall, wherein the first and second walls run longitudinally through a passenger cabin of the aircraft approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft, and wherein each of the first and second walls include a respective pressure bulkhead configured to resist a pressure loading;
- a stiffener attached and extending laterally between the first and second walls;
- a plurality of first tensioners attached at a first end to the first wall and at a second end to the stiffener;
- a plurality of second tensioners attached at a first end to the second wall and at a second end to the stiffener;
- a first cabin bay defining a first space for a first seat category that includes seats for the first seat category;
- and
- a second cabin bay defining a second space for a second seat category wherein the space for the second seat category includes seats for the second seat category wherein a seat of the second seat category takes up less space than a seat of the first seat category;
- wherein:
- the first space for the first seat category and the second space for the second seat category are positioned laterally;
- and
- there is no clear demarcation between the wings and body of the aircraft along a leading edge of the aircraft.
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