Casing of an aircraft
AssigneeTechnology for Propulsion and Innovation S.P.A.
InventorsFrancesco Barato, Daniele Pavarin
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a casing intended to be externally applied, connected or fixed to the fuselage or to a wing of an aircraft or to a central or wing station/hardpoint of an aircraft, the casing entirely or partly delimiting a housing zone (HZ) of a super-orbital, orbital or sub-orbital launch vehicle.
Claims17
A casing intended to be externally applied, connected or fixed to a fuselage or to a wing or to a central or wing hardpoint of an aircraft, said casing comprising a launch vehicle, wherein said casing entirely or partly delimits a housing zone (HZ) for the launch vehicle, said casing for protecting said launch vehicle during a flight phase of said aircraft, wherein said launch vehicle is a vehicle propelled by rocket engines for sending a payload into space,
- further comprising heat-regulation means set to ensure a thermally stable and controlled environment in said housing zone (HZ),
- wherein said casing further comprises a release system within said housing zone (HZ) for releasing the launch vehicle, and
- wherein said casing further comprises a support means comprising one or more plate components mounted inside the casing or on an internal surface thereof, said one or more plate components comprising one or more recessed resting seats supporting respective sections of the launch vehicle.
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