Patent ID: 7644888
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: B64C,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An aircraft comprising: a fuselage configured to carry a payload and having a longitudinal axis, the fuselage having a forward portion and an aft portion, the aft portion defining a generally constant-width planform; a wing extending from the fuselage adjacent to the aft portion of the fuselage, wherein the wing has an upper surface, a lower surface, a forward region with a leading edge, and an aft region with a trailing edge; a passenger cabin positioned within the aft portion of the fuselage, the passenger cabin having first, second, third, and fourth passenger seat sections, with each of the first, second, third, and fourth seat sections having at least two passenger seats abreast and with neighboring passenger seat sections being spaced apart from each other to form first, second, and third passenger aisles positioned at least generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage; and a propulsion system at least proximate to the aft region of the wing, with at least part of the propulsion system positioned between the upper and lower surfaces of the wing, the propulsion system having at least one inlet aperture positioned beneath the wing lower surface or above the wing upper surface, at least one engine positioned aft of and vertically offset from the at least one inlet aperture, and at least one exhaust nozzle aft of the at least one engine.