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US 12,522,341 B2Granted
Apparatus and methods for transonic truss-braced wing aircraft
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsNeal A. Harrison, Paul W. Dees, Donald Thomas Powell
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for transonic truss-braced wing aircraft are disclosed herein. An example aircraft disclosed herein includes a fuselage and a wing supported by a truss. The truss includes a pylon coupled to and extending from the fuselage and a strut attached to the wing. An engine is coupled to the pylon.
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An aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage;
- a wing supported by a truss, the truss including:
- a pylon coupled to and extending from the fuselage;
- and
- a wing-to-pylon strut attached to the wing and the pylon;
- an engine strut coupled to the pylon, the engine strut extending from the pylon at an angle relative a vertical axis of the fuselage;
- and
- an engine coupled to the pylon via the engine strut.
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A method of attaching an engine to an aircraft comprising:
- coupling a truss to a wing, the truss having a pylon-to-wing strut coupled to the wing and a pylon;
- coupling the pylon to a fuselage of the aircraft;
- and
- coupling an engine nacelle to the pylon of the truss via an engine strut, the engine strut extending from the pylon at an angle relative a vertical axis of the fuselage.
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An aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage;
- a wing having a first end coupled to the fuselage at a first location and a second end extending from the fuselage;
- a truss to support the wing, the truss including a pylon, the pylon having a third end coupled to the fuselage at a second location and a fourth end extending from the fuselage, the second location different from the first location;
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- an engine coupled to the truss via an engine strut coupled to the pylon, the engine strut coupled to and extending from the pylon at an angle relative a vertical axis of the fuselage, wherein an intake of the engine is positioned aft of at least a portion of a trailing edge of the pylon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.