Aircraft adapted for transporting cargo
AssigneeJohn-Curtiss Paul
InventorsJohn-Curtiss Paul, James D. Raeder
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Abstract
The fuselage of an aircraft comprises a floor structure, a roof structure, a first lateral side structure, a second lateral side structure, and a middle structure. The floor structure, the roof structure, the first lateral side structure, and the second lateral side structure define a fuselage space between them. The middle structure spans at least part way between the floor structure and the roof structure, and runs between the first lateral side structure and the second lateral side structure such that the middle structure partitions the fuselage space into an occupant space and a cargo space. A seat for a pilot is disposed in the occupant space lateral to a portion of the middle structure and a portion of the cargo space.
Claims21
An aircraft with a fuselage, the fuselage comprising:
- a floor structure;
- a roof structure;
- a first lateral side structure;
- a second lateral side structure, the floor structure, the roof structure, the first lateral side structure, and the second lateral side structure defining a fuselage space between them;
- a middle structure running between the first lateral side structure and the second lateral side structure such that the middle structure partitions the fuselage space into an occupant compartment and a cargo compartment, the occupant compartment disposed between the first lateral side structure and the middle structure, and the cargo compartment disposed between the second lateral side structure and the middle structure;
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- a seat for a pilot disposed in the occupant compartment lateral to a portion of the middle structure and a portion of the cargo compartment;
- wherein a first portion of the middle structure spans all the way between the floor structure and the roof structure, and a second portion of the middle structure spans only part way between the floor structure and the roof structure.
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