Patent ID: 8128023
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: B64C,B64D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An aircraft comprising: a fuselage having front and rear portions; a wing connected to the fuselage; and a rear tail unit situated behind the wing at the rear of the aircraft, said rear tail unit having at least one horizontal stablilizer; at least one jet engine fixed to the at least one horizontal stabilizer of the rear tail unit and located under the horizontal stabilizer by means of an attachment mast disposed between the horizontal stabilizer and the at least one jet engine; said attachment mast and said horizontal stabilizer being arranged such that said at least one engine hangs vertically adjacent to said fuselage and substantially proximal to the ground, or hangs vertically above a non structural part of said fuselage and substantially proximal to the top to the fuselage, thereby allowing easy installation and/or removal of said engine.