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US 2018/0022435 A1Published application
Space frame fuselage with pressure membrane
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsRobert Erik Grip, Kevin John Sequeira
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Abstract
Disclosed are structures and features of a space frame aircraft. In particular, this disclosure relates to a space frame aircraft with a pressure membrane.
Claims20
A space frame fuselage comprising:
- a cargo hold comprising a plurality of substantially rectangular bays configured to house one or more ISO containers;
- and
- a pressure membrane substantially enclosing the cargo hold.
A space frame fuselage comprising:
- a cargo hold comprising a plurality of substantially rectangular bays configured to house one or more ISO containers;
- and
- a pressure membrane substantially enclosing at least one of the plurality of substantially rectangular bays.
A method for selectively pressurizing at least a portion of an aircraft cargo hold comprising:
- attaching a pressure membrane to at least one of a plurality of substantially rectangular bays configured to support one or more ISO containers therein;
- wherein the pressure membrane forms a substantially enclosed chamber when attached to the at least one of a plurality of substantially rectangular bays;
- and
- selectively changing an environmental condition within the substantially enclosed chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.