Patent ID: 11932375
Assignee: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A  Y | IPC A  B

Claim 18:
19. An enhanced cargo capacity aircraft, converted from a datum aircraft, comprising:
(a) the datum aircraft, including at least a fuselage having a dorsal fuselage part,
(b) a cargo module affixed to the datum aircraft, thereby converting the datum aircraft to the enhanced cargo capacity aircraft;
(c) the datum aircraft designed for aerodynamic flight capability absent said cargo module,
(d) the enhanced cargo capacity aircraft being capable of aerodynamic flight;
(e) the cargo module providing enhanced cargo capacity to the datum aircraft, the cargo module comprising an external aerodynamic fairing defining an internal cargo volume, and configured for being conformally affixed in overlying relationship with respect to the dorsal fuselage part, the cargo module comprising a cargo handling floor and at least one access door, and a cargo handling system configured for transporting and securing at least one cargo unit within said cargo volume, wherein said cargo handling floor is nominally flat and comprises a manual cargo handling system.