Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft structure – Fuselage and body construction
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-22
2006-08-22
Carone, Michael (Department: 3644)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft structure
Fuselage and body construction
Reexamination Certificate
active
07093798
ABSTRACT:
A transformable airplane may be reconfigured easily and rapidly to perform any one or a combination of tanking, transport, bombing, or command and control missions as desired for a tactical situation by installing or replacing mission-specific modules as desired. A reconfigurable aircraft includes a pair of wings and an aircraft body having at least one bay defined in an interior of the aircraft body. The at least one bay is configured to accept a plurality of removably replaceable modules that configure the aircraft to perform a plurality of missions. Transport mission modules may include space and tie-downs for cargo pallets and/or palletized seating. A roll-on/roll-off ramp may be provided. Tanking mission modules may include a remote aerial refueling operator station. Bombing mission modules may include a bomb rack and a bomb ejector. ISR mission modules may include command and control stations in signal communication with phased array antennas.
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Brown Derrell L.
Liebeck Robert H.
Whelan David A.
Carone Michael
Holzen Stephen A.
Richardson, P.S. Robert R.
The Boeing Company
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