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US 12,583,581 B2Granted
Commercial supersonic aircraft and associated systems and methods
AssigneeBoom Technology, Inc.
InventorsNathaniel Blake Scholl, Joseph Ray Wilding, Joshua Krall, Andrew P. Berryann, Michael Reid
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Abstract
Commercial supersonic aircraft and associated systems and methods. A representative commercial supersonic aircraft includes a fuselage configured to carry a crew and between 20 and 60 passengers, a delta wing mounted to the fuselage, and a propulsion system carried by at least one of the wing and the fuselage, the propulsion system including a plurality of engines, at least one variable-geometry inlet, and at least one variable-geometry nozzle.
Claims23
A commercial aircraft, comprising:
- a fuselage having a cabin configured to carry a crew and passengers;
- a plurality of individual passenger seats;
- a cabin air system having, for individual seats:
- a dedicated individual air vent for incoming air;
- a corresponding dedicated temperature controller for an individual passenger to control a temperature of the incoming air;
- and
- a corresponding dedicated individual air exit for exiting air;
- a wing connected to the fuselage;
- and
- a propulsion system carried by at least one of the wing and the fuselage.
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A commercial aircraft, comprising:
- a fuselage having a cabin configured to carry a crew and passengers;
- a plurality of individual passenger seats;
- a cabin air system having, for individual seats:
- a dedicated individual air vent for incoming air;
- a dedicated temperature controller for an individual passenger to control a temperature of the incoming air;
- and
- a corresponding dedicated individual air exit for exiting air;
- a warm air line in fluid communication with the air vent;
- a cold air line in fluid communication with the air vent;
- a controller operably coupled to the warm air line, the cold air line, and the air vent to control a temperature of the incoming air;
- a wing connected to the fuselage;
- and
- a propulsion system carried by at least one of the wing and the fuselage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.