Patent ID: 8720817
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A twin-boom empennage, comprising: a pair of torque tube members, each torque tube member attached to and extending rearward from a fuselage portion of an aircraft and comprising at least one inner wall configured to enclose a space extending a length of the torque tube; a bridging member connecting a top portion of each of the pair of torque tube members, the bridging member providing an upper barrier, the at least one inner wall of each of the torque tube members providing opposing lateral barriers, the upper barrier and the opposing lateral barriers together partially defining a payload space disposed between the pair of torque tube members and traversing a center of the twin-boom empennage; and an access cut-out providing access from an exterior of the aircraft to the payload space, the access cut-out between the pair of torque tube members such that the opposing lateral barriers and the upper barrier provide structural support for the access cut-out.