Patent ID: 11858637
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A UAV comprising:
a rotorcraft having at least four laterally-arranged rotors;
a landing gear structure affixed to an underside of the UAV;
a support beam structure comprising a plurality of support beams affixed to an underside of the UAV, wherein at least one of the plurality of support beams projects away from the landing gear structure, the support beam structure further comprising:
an alignment feature connected to a support beam of the plurality of support beams, the alignment feature defining a lumen; and
an electric wire having a first end and a second end and an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end, wherein the intermediate portion extends through the lumen of the alignment feature; and

an attachment device coupled to at least one of the plurality of support beams, the attachment device being electrically controllable, wherein the second end of the electric wire is connected to the attachment device and electrically couples the attachment device to a control unit on the UAV.