Patent ID: 6666406
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: B64C,Y02T

Abstract:
A blended tri-body airplane configuration comprising in combination:(i) an aft center body fuselage capable of carrying payload in a pressurized volume thereof, (ii) a tail surface means attached to the aft part of the aft center body fuselage, for controlling the airplane in the pitch and yaw axes, (iii) a forward-swept center wing attached at its aft apex region to the forward end of said aft center body fuselage, which center wing is capable of generating aerodynamic lift and of carrying payload in a pressurized volume thereof, (iv) a left side body fuselage attached to the left end region of said center wing and capable of carrying payload in a pressurized volume thereof, (v) a right side body fuselage attached to the right end region of said center wing and capable of carrying payload in a pressurized volume thereof, wherein the pressurized volumes of (i), (iii), (iv), and (v) are fluidly connected so that payload may be moved between the volumes without passing through any unpressurized portions of the aircraft.