Unmanned aerial vehicles having a skeleton and outer shell
AssigneeAEVEX Aerospace, LLC
InventorsChristopher Douglas Rohr, Julian William Garcia, Harold Alexander Brown
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Abstract
An aircraft assembly can include a skeleton, including longitudinal members. Each of the longitudinal members can include an outward surface. The aircraft assembly can also include an outer shell formed from outer shell components. Each of the outer shell components can include an inboard surface configured to interface with the outward surface of each of the longitudinal members to restrict against movement of the outer shell components in directions other than along the longitudinal axis.
Claims43
An aircraft assembly defining a longitudinal axis that defines a longitudinal direction, the aircraft assembly comprising:
- a skeleton including longitudinal members, each longitudinal member extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein each of the longitudinal members includes an outward surface;
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- an outer shell formed from outer shell components, wherein each of the outer shell components includes an inboard surface, and wherein the inboard surface is configured to interface with the outward surface of each of the longitudinal members to restrict against movement of the outer shell components in directions other than along the longitudinal direction.
A method of assembling an aircraft assembly, the aircraft defining a longitudinal axis that defines a longitudinal direction, the method comprising:
- providing a skeleton including longitudinal members, each longitudinal member extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein each of the longitudinal members includes an outward surface;
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- coupling outer shell components to the skeleton to form an outer shell, wherein each of the outer shell components includes an inboard surface, and wherein the inboard surface is configured to interface with the outward surface of each of the longitudinal members to restrict against movement of the outer shell components in directions other than along the longitudinal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.