Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft – heavier-than-air – Fluid sustained
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-09
2005-08-09
Luu, Teri Pham (Department: 3644)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft, heavier-than-air
Fluid sustained
C244S02300R, C244S055000, C244S058000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06926231
ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for reducing vulnerability to hostile detection of and aggression towards an aircraft. The method includes adapting an aircraft fuselage to form an armored payload bay, wherein the armored payload bay includes a pair of sidewalls and a bottom. The method additionally includes adapting wings of the aircraft to allow the aircraft to be transported within a larger aircraft. For example, the wings could have a fixed wing span that allows the aircraft to transported within a larger aircraft or the wings could be adapted to fold so that the aircraft can transported within a larger aircraft. The method further includes disposing at least one pulse ejector thrust augmentor (PETA) bank within each sidewall. Each PETA bank is oriented such that a thrust exhaust produced is directed down and away from a centerline of the payload bay. Still further, the method includes adapting the bottom of payload bay to allow ingress and egress of cargo.
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Kutzmann Aaron J.
Ouellette Richard P.
Harness & Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.
Holzen Stephen A
Luu Teri Pham
The Boeing Company
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