Patent ID: 8678314
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: B64C,B64D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A fuselage section having a curved shape with at least a vertical symmetry plane and a central longitudinal axis, the fuselage section comprising: a skin; a plurality of frames arranged perpendicularly to the central longitudinal axis; a supporting structure including a plurality of longitudinal beams attached to the skin and interconnected with the plurality of frames; an inner reticular structure mounted on the supporting structure offset from the skin towards the central longitudinal axis, wherein the inner reticular structure extends at least from a first longitudinal beam to a second longitudinal beam of the plurality of longitudinal beams and at least from a first frame to a second frame of the plurality of frames to form at least one closed cell with the skin that increases a resistance and damage tolerance of the fuselage section to an impact of an external body.