AIRCRAFT DESIGN CONCEPT

The passenger cabin in commercial aircraft is divided into forward and aft compartments allowing the wing carry-through structure to occupy space ordinarily reserved for passengers. Benefits are a stronger, smaller, more weight-efficient wing structure, larger fuselage fineness ratio, reduced weight and drag and increased fuel economy.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Subm-Sponsored by NASA. This Government-owned invention available for U.S. licensing and, possibly, for foreign licensing. Copy of application available NTIS.
• Corporate Authors:

  Langley Research Center

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Hampton, VA  United States  23665
• Authors:
  • Neuman, F D
  • Friebel, G O
  • SIGALLA, A
• Publication Date: 1976-11-15

Media Info

• Pagination: 10 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamics; Aircraft; Aircraft cabins; Aircraft industry; Civil aircraft; Drag; Fuel conservation; Fuselages; Patent applications; Vehicle compartments; Vehicle design; Weight; Wing loading
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aircraft design
• Old TRIS Terms: Aerodynamic configurations; Aircraft production
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Energy; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155030
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAT-APPL-742-035 Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1978 12:00AM