Fuselage for an aircraft or spacecraft, and aircraft or spacecraft
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsMatthias Hegenbart, Hermann Benthien
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Abstract
A fuselage for an aircraft or spacecraft includes a first fuselage section having a support structure with a load bearing outer skin, and a second fuselage section having a non-load bearing outer skin and a space frame structure for supporting the non-load bearing outer skin, wherein the non-load bearing outer skin includes at least one skin area, which is configured to be openable for venting a compartment, which is at least sectionwise enclosed by the at least one skin area. An aircraft or spacecraft is disclosed including the a fuselage.
Claims20
A fuselage for an aircraft or spacecraft, the fuselage comprising:
- a first fuselage section comprising a support structure with a load bearing outer skin;
- and
- a second fuselage section comprising:
- a non-load bearing outer skin that comprises at least a first group of skin tiles and a second group of skin tiles, which are each configured for venting a compartment, wherein the compartment is at least sectionwise enclosed by the first and second groups of skin tiles;
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- a space frame structure for supporting the non-load bearing outer skin;
- wherein skin tiles of the first and second groups of skin tiles are each pivotable into and between a closed state and an open state, respectively;
- wherein the first group of skin tiles is configured for being opened independently of the second group of skin tiles;
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- wherein the first group of skin tiles is configured for being opened about a different angle from the second group of skin tiles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.