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US 6,616,100 B2Granted
Cargo loading means for short body airplanes
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorMithra M. K. V. Sankrithi
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Abstract
A less-than-200-seat-class airplane includes a fuselage having a horizontal diameter value of a cross-section greater than a vertical diameter value of the cross-section. The cross-section is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage. The fuselage includes a passenger cabin and at least one cargo compartment located below the passenger cabin.
Claims11
A less-than-200-seat-class comprising:
- a single hull fuselage having a horizontal diameter value of a cross-section greater than a vertical diameter value of the cross-section, the cross-section being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage, the fuselage comprising:
- a passenger cabin;
- and
- at least one cargo compartment located below the passenger cabin,
- wherein the at least one cargo compartment includes one or more cargo doors located on a side of the fuselage and hinged on a bottom edge of the door to rotate about an axis that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the airplane.
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The airplane, comprising:
- a generally oval single fuselage having a longitudinal axis and defining an enclosed volume, wherein at least a portion of the fuselage in which there is capacity of seat passengers above stowed cargo has a cross-section that is longer side-to-side than high top-to-bottom;
- a floor within the enclosed volume defining a passenger seating compartment and a cargo stowage compartment;
- at least one passenger door opening through the fuselage for access to the passenger compartment;
- and
- at least one cargo door opening through the fuselage for access to the cargo stowage compartment, the cargo door including a hinge generally aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis for moving the door from a closed position sealing the fuselage to an open, cargo loading position providing access to the cargo compartment for cargo to be moved over and supported on the open door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.