Airframe Attachments
AssigneeSkydio, Inc.
InventorsThomas Skyler Sartorius, Calder Richmond Hughes, Julian Rene Alvarez, Sean David-Andrew Belardo
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Abstract
Disclosed here are airframe component assemblies including example embodiments with a root connected to an aircraft fuselage, a free section with a connection portion with holes, a slidable attachment section formed to fit between the root and the free section, and an elastomeric retention device coupled to the root and the slidable attachment section, the elastomeric retention device configured to exert a force to pull the slidable attachment toward the root.
Claims25
1-8. (canceled)
An aircraft component connection assembly comprising:
- an aircraft fuselage;
- at least one wing mounted to the aircraft fuselage, wherein the at least one wing mounted to the aircraft fuselage includes:
- a wing root;
- and
- a free wing configured for detachable connection to the wing root by a slidable wing attachment section;
- and
- a tail mounted to the aircraft fuselage.
An aircraft component connection assembly comprising:
- an aircraft fuselage with a tail;
- a wing configured for connection to the aircraft fuselage;
- and
- a slidable wing section configured to detachably connect the wing to the aircraft fuselage, the slidable wing section being connected to the wing by an elastomeric connector.
A wing assembly for an aircraft, the wing assembly comprising:
- a wing root supported by a fuselage of the aircraft, the wing root defining a receiving space;
- a bracket configured for insertion into the receiving space;
- a free wing section supporting the bracket, wherein the bracket and the free wing section are configured for movement along a first axis extending along a width of the aircraft during connection to and disconnection from the wing root;
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- a retention mechanism configured for releasable engagement with the wing root and the bracket, the retention mechanism being repositionable between an engaged position, in which the retention mechanism securely connects the bracket and the free wing section to the wing root, and a disengaged position, in which the bracket and the free wing section are disconnectable from the wing root, the retention mechanism being configured for movement along a second axis extending along a length of the aircraft during repositioning between the engaged position and the disengaged position.
A wing assembly for an aircraft, the wing assembly comprising:
- a wing root supported by a fuselage of the aircraft, the wing root defining a receiving space and including a first set of holes;
- a bracket configured for removable insertion into the receiving space, the bracket including a second set of holes corresponding to the first set of holes;
- a free wing section supporting the bracket;
- and
- a retention mechanism configured for releasable engagement with the wing root and the bracket to thereby connect the bracket and the free wing section to the wing root, the retention mechanism including:
- a body;
- engagement members supported by the body, the engagement members being configured for insertion into the first set of holes and into the second set of holes such that the engagement members extend through the wing root and the bracket to thereby secure the free wing section to the wing root;
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- a resilient member supported by the body and configured to bias the retention mechanism towards engagement with the wing root and the bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.