Aircraft fuselage with circular-arc-shaped exterior contour
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsMartin Dehn, Ingo Wuggetzer, Ugur Ipek, Christoph Muehlich
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Abstract
A fuselage section comprises an interior that forms a passenger cabin. In horizontal projection the fuselage section is geometrically defined by a first exterior skin region and a second exterior skin region, wherein the second exterior skin region faces the first exterior skin region. Both the first exterior skin region and the second exterior skin region in longitudinal direction of the passenger cabin comprise in horizontal projection a circular-arc-shaped contour of uniform radius of curvature.
Claims14
A fuselage section comprising an interior that forms a passenger cabin comprising an interior lining that spans the longitudinal length of the fuselage and which in horizontal projection is geometrically defined by a first exterior skin region and a second exterior skin region, which second exterior skin region faces the first exterior skin region, wherein the two exterior skin regions in longitudinal direction of the passenger cabin comprise a circular-arc-shaped contour of uniform curvature,
- wherein the interior lining lines at least one of the two facing exterior skin regions,
- wherein the interior lining in horizontal projection in longitudinal direction of the fuselage comprises a circular arc shape of uniform curvature, and
- wherein the interior lining is comprised of a plurality of interior lining segments that are designed for using one and the same interior lining segment alternatively for lining the first exterior skin region or the second exterior skin region.
An interior lining for lining an aircraft passenger cabin, the lining comprising, in horizontal projection a geometrically defined first interior lining region and a second interior lining region that faces said first interior lining region, wherein in longitudinal direction of the aircraft passenger cabin the two interior lining regions comprise a circular arc shape of uniform curvature;
- wherein the interior lining regions comprise a plurality of interior lining segments which in horizontal projection comprise a circular arc shape,
- wherein the curvature of the interior lining segments corresponds to the curvature of the shape of the interior lining regions;
- wherein the interior lining segments are designed to be used alternatively for lining a left-hand exterior skin region or a right-hand exterior skin region of an aircraft.
A fuselage, which at least in some regions is formed by at least one fuselage section comprising an interior that forms a passenger cabin comprising an interior lining that spans the longitudinal length of the fuselage and which in horizontal projection is geometrically defined by a first exterior skin region and a second exterior skin region, which second exterior skin region faces the first exterior skin region, wherein the two exterior skin regions in longitudinal direction of the passenger cabin comprise a circular-arc-shaped contour of uniform curvature,
- wherein the interior lining lines at least one of the two facing exterior skin regions.
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