Patent ID: 7059566

Claim:
An aircraft comprising a fuselage, said fuselage including a shell and a container, said shell approximately describing a cylindrical shape, said container approximately describing a box shape, said fuselage being characterized by a fuselage length and a fuselage geometric axis, said shell and said container each being symmetrical with respect to said fuselage geometric axis, said shell defining an outside shell surface and an inside shell surface, said inside shell surface delimiting an interior shell void, said container including four longitudinal container faces and two end container faces, said four longitudinal container faces and said two end container faces defining an exterior container surface and an interior container surface, said interior container surface delimiting an interior container space, said four longitudinal container faces forming four longitudinal container edges in said exterior container surface, each said longitudinal container edge being formed by two adjoining said longitudinal container faces, said container being situated in said interior shell void so that said four longitudinal container edges contact said interior shell surface, said aircraft further comprising plural compartments, each said compartment approximately describing a box shape, each said compartment including four longitudinal compartment faces and two end compartment faces, said four longitudinal compartment faces and two end compartment faces defining an exterior compartment surface and an interior compartment surface, said exterior compartment surface being conformal with respect to said interior container surface, said compartments being capable of situation in said interior container space so that said compartments are arranged sequentially and so that the combination including said shell, said container and said compartments has an integral structure characteristic, said aircraft further comprising a nose, a tail and a pair of wings, said fuselage having a front fuselage end and a back fuselage end, said aircraft nose being connectable to said fuselage at said front fuselage end, said aircraft tail being connectable to said fuselage at said back fuselage end, said wings being connectable to said fuselage at opposite locations alone a portion of said fuselage length, said tail including a tail casing and three tail stabilizers, said wings being extendable from said fuselage, said wings including plural inflatable spars, each said wing including at least one said inflatable spar.