Patent ID: 7419120

Claim:
A method for improving air travel safety comprising: using an aircraft comprising a central fuselage and two lateral fuselages spaced apart transversally from one another, the two lateral fuselages being located one on either side of the central fuselage, a rear vertical stabilizer on each of the central fuselage and lateral fuselages, a rear fixed airfoil extending between and fixed rigidly to, the rear vertical stabilizer of each of the lateral fuselages and the rear vertical stabilizer of the central fuselage, the rear fixed airfoil exhibiting a negative sweep and being prolonged beyond each lateral fuselage by an external rear airfoil, a front fixed airfoil and a central truncated delta wing extending between each of the lateral fuselages and the central fuselage to connect each lateral fuselage to the central fuselage, the front fixed airfoil and the central truncated delta wing each having a leading edge exhibiting a positive sweep angle of at least 40°, the central truncated delta wing having a trailing edge with a negative sweep angle of about 15°, and the central truncated delta wing being prolonged beyond each lateral fuselage by a central external wing; locating a cockpit in a forward portion of the central fuselage; and distributing cargo and/or passengers in the central and lateral fuselages, the cockpit being located in a separately armoured and pressurized compartment, wherein a first group of passengers is located in the central fuselage and a second group of passengers distinct from the first group of passengers is located in the lateral fuselages, and wherein a means of accessing the passengers in respective fuselages is separate.