Patent ID: 11926434
Assignee: ZSM HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 17:
18. A method of conducting a short runway takeoff operation for a cargo aircraft that includes a fuselage containing a continuous interior cargo bay spanning a majority of a length of the cargo aircraft from a forward end of the fuselage to an aft end of the fuselage, the method comprising:
accelerating the cargo aircraft while on the ground;
rotating the cargo aircraft about a lateral pitch axis defined by a main landing gear assembly of the cargo aircraft while the cargo aircraft is still on the ground without striking the fuselage on the ground, the cargo aircraft comprising a junction between forward and aft portions of the fuselage and between forward and aft regions of the continuous interior cargo bay, the junction defining an upward bend in the fuselage aligned with the lateral pitch axis; and
wherein the junction comprises a plurality of structural frame elements oriented in parallel with structural frame elements of the forward portion adjacent to the junction, and
wherein a lower exterior surface of the junction slopes vertically upward from a forward end of the junction to an aft end of the junction.