Aircraft for commercial air travel and a method of manufacture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11945574-B2
Application number	US-202217895384-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2022
Priority date	Jun 30, 2016
Publication date	Apr 2, 2024
Grant date	Apr 2, 2024

Abstract

Aspects related to aircraft for commercial air travel and methods of manufacture. An aircraft includes a blended wing body, a single deck located within the blended wing body, wherein the single deck additionally includes a passenger compartment located in a lateral middle portion of the blended wing body and at least a cargo store located laterally outside the passenger compartment, and a landing gear, wherein the landing gear includes at least a nose gear located substantially forward of the single deck and at least a main gear located substantially aft of the single deck, wherein one or more of the at least a nose gear and the at least a main gear occupies a gear housing that overlaps with a plane coincident with at least a portion of the single deck.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An aircraft, the aircraft comprising:
a blended wing body;
a single deck located within the blended wing body, wherein the single deck includes a passenger compartment located in a lateral middle portion of the blended wing body;
at least a cargo store located at least partially on or above the single deck; and
a landing gear, wherein the landing gear includes:
at least a nose gear; and
at least a main gear located:
substantially aft of the single deck; and
aft of the at least a nose gear, wherein one or more of the at least a nose gear and the at least a main gear occupies a gear housing that overlaps with a plane coincident with at least a portion of the single deck.

2. The aircraft of claim 1 , further comprising a cockpit located substantially above the nose gear and the plane coincident with at least a portion of the single deck.

3. The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the at least a cargo store is located at least partially within a transitional portion of the blended wing body.

4. The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the at least a cargo store is located at least partially above a centerline, wherein the centerline is a center of a height of the aircraft above a floor of the aircraft.

5. The aircraft of claim 4 , further comprising a wing portion, wherein the wing portion is located above the centerline.

6. The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the at least a main gear comprises at least two landing gear assemblies.

7. The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the at least a cargo store comprises a port cargo store and a starboard cargo store.

8. The aircraft of claim 1 , further comprising at least an exit, wherein the at least an exit is configured to allow egress from the passenger compartment.

9. The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the at least a cargo store is located at least partially within a wing portion of the blended wing body.

10. A method of manufacture for an aircraft for commercial air travel, the method comprising:
receiving a blended wing body;
locating a single deck within the blended wing body;
locating a passenger compartment in a laterally middle portion of the blended wing body;
locating at least a cargo store at least partially on or above the single deck;
locating at least a nose gear; and
locating at least a main gear:
substantially aft of the single deck; and
aft of the nose gear, wherein one or more of the at least a nose gear and the at least a main gear occupies a gear housing that overlaps with a plane coincident with at least a portion of the single deck.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising locating a cockpit substantially above the nose gear and the plane coincident with at least a portion of the single deck.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising locating the at least a cargo store at least partially within a transitional portion of the blended wing body.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising locating the at least a cargo store at least partially above a centerline, wherein the centerline is a center of a height of the aircraft above a floor of the aircraft.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising locating a wing portion above the centerline.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least a main gear comprises at least two landing gear assemblies.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least a cargo store comprises a port cargo store and a starboard cargo store.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising locating at least an exit, wherein the at least an exit is configured to allow egress from the passenger compartment.

18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising locating the at least a cargo store at least partially within a wing portion of the blended wing body.

Assignees

• Jetzero Inc

Inventors

• Page Mark A

Classifications

• B64D11/00

  Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B64C1/26

  Attaching the wing or tail units or stabilising surfaces · CPC title

• B64C25/14

  fore-and-aft · CPC title

• B64D11/003

  Stowage devices for passengers' personal luggage · CPC title

• B64C1/0009

  Aerodynamic aspects · CPC title