公开(公告)号：US11420725B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US16730707

申请日：2019-12-30

申请人： Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc.

发明人： Mark A. Page

IPC分类号： B64C9/02 ,  B64C39/10

摘要： Technologies for providing blended wing body aircraft control surfaces are described herein. In some examples, one or more of the control surfaces have angular configurations that reduce the formation of air vortexes when in upward or downward configurations, thereby reducing the drag on the aircraft when the control surfaces are being used.

公开(公告)号：US20230348101A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US17731685

申请日：2022-04-28

申请人： Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc.

发明人： Ronald Tatsuji Kawai ,  Shailesh Atreya

IPC分类号： B64F1/28 ,  B64C39/10 ,  B64D37/30

CPC分类号： B64F1/28 ,  B64C39/10 ,  B64D37/30 ,  B64C2039/105

摘要： In an aspect, an aircraft fueling apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least a container comprising a fuel tank configured to store liquified gas fuel. The apparatus may also include a translocation device configured to carry the at least a container. An orientation guidance track may also be included in the apparatus. The orientation guidance track may be configured to direct a movement of the translocation device to a first position.

公开(公告)号：US20230348057A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US17731622

申请日：2022-04-28

申请人： Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc.

发明人： Ronald Tatsuji Kawai ,  Shailesh Atreya

IPC分类号： B64C39/10 ,  B64D37/30 ,  B64D15/00

CPC分类号： B64C39/10 ,  B64D37/30 ,  B64D15/00 ,  B64C2039/105 ,  B64D2041/005

摘要： A system for a blended wing body aircraft with a combustion engine is illustrated. The aircraft comprises a blended wing body, at least a fuel source located within the blended wing body and configured to store a fuel, wherein the fuel includes liquid hydrogen, and at least a propulsor configured to propel the blended wing body aircraft. The at least a propulsor comprises a combustion engine configured to burn the fuel from the fuel source and produce mechanical work to power the at least a propulsor.

公开(公告)号：US20230257134A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US17672829

申请日：2022-02-16

申请人： Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc.

发明人： Thomas James O'Leary ,  Mark Allen Page

IPC分类号： B64D37/30 ,  B64D39/00 ,  B64D37/06 ,  B64D27/24

CPC分类号： B64D37/30 ,  B64D39/00 ,  B64D37/06 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64C2039/105

摘要： Aspects relate to blended wing body tankers and methods of use. An exemplary blended wing body tanker includes a blended wing body, a first fuel store located within the blended wing body and configured to store a first fuel, a fuel offloading system operatively connected to the first fuel store and configured to offload the first fuel to another aircraft in flight, a second fuel store located within the blended wing body and configured to store a second fuel different from the first fuel, and a propulsion system powered by the second fuel and configured to propel the blended wing body.

公开(公告)号：US11697507B1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US17731772

申请日：2022-04-28

申请人： Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc.

发明人： Ronald Tatsuji Kawai ,  Blaine Knight Rawdon

IPC分类号： F17C1/12 ,  B64D37/06 ,  B64D37/30 ,  F17C1/14

CPC分类号： B64D37/06 ,  B64D37/30 ,  F17C1/12 ,  F17C1/14 ,  F17C2203/03 ,  F17C2203/0308 ,  F17C2203/0325 ,  F17C2203/066 ,  F17C2203/0629 ,  F17C2203/0639 ,  F17C2203/0646 ,  F17C2270/0189

摘要： An aircraft with a multi-walled fuel tank and method of manufacturing is presented. The aircraft includes a blended wing body and a fuel tank attached to the blended wing body configured to store liquified gas fuel. The fuel tank includes an inner wall, outer wall, and interstitial volume in between that is filled with insulation. The interstitial volume includes a reflective film layer and a structural insulation layer.

公开(公告)号：US11697500B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US16726765

申请日：2019-12-24

申请人： Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc.

发明人： Jennifer Whitlock ,  Brendan Kennelly ,  Mark A. Page

IPC分类号： B64D11/00 ,  B64C39/00 ,  B64C1/22 ,  B64C1/14 ,  B64D25/14 ,  B64C39/10 ,  B64C1/10

CPC分类号： B64D11/00 ,  B64C1/10 ,  B64C1/1423 ,  B64C1/22 ,  B64C39/00 ,  B64C39/10 ,  B64D25/14 ,  B64C2039/105

摘要： Technologies for providing emergency egress routes for a blended wing body aircraft are described herein. In some examples, the emergency egress routes are through a side cabin bulkhead and aft one or more cargo holds. In some examples, the blended wing body aircraft has wings that are high geometry wings. In these examples, the emergency egress routes do not penetrate an aft spar, reducing weight and increasing the integrity of the aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US20230092771A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17478406

申请日：2021-09-17

申请人： Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc.

发明人： Mark Allan Page

IPC分类号： B64C1/06 ,  B64C39/10 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C7/02 ,  B64F5/10 ,  B64C39/00

摘要： A system for modular aircraft includes at least a common component, wherein the at least a common component includes at least a flight component. The system includes at least a modular component, wherein the at least modular component includes at least a fuselage component and a collar component. The system includes at least an interface component, wherein the at least an interface component is configured to connect the at least a common component at a first end to the at least a modular component at a second end.

公开(公告)号：US20220348315A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17850674

申请日：2022-06-27

申请人： Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc.

发明人： Mark Allan Page

IPC分类号： B64C21/02 ,  B64C39/10 ,  B64D29/04 ,  B64D33/02 ,  B64D33/04

摘要： Technologies are described herein for a drag recovery scheme using a boundary layer bypass duct system. In some examples, boundary layer air is routed around the intake of one or more of the engines and reintroduced aft of the engine fan in the nozzle duct in a mixer-ejector scheme. Mixer-ejectors mix the boundary layer flow to increase mass flow.

公开(公告)号：US11186359B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US16181687

申请日：2018-11-06

申请人： Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc.

发明人： Mark A. Page

IPC分类号： B64C25/00 ,  B64C39/10 ,  B64C25/14

摘要： Systems and methods for mechanically rotating an aircraft about its center-of-gravity (CG) are disclosed. The system can enable the rear, or main, landing gear to squat, while the nose landing gear raises to generate a positive angle of attack for the aircraft for takeoff or landing. The system can also enable the nose gear and main gear to return to a relatively level fuselage attitude for ground operations. The system can include one or more hydraulically linked hydraulic cylinders to control the overall height of the nose gear and the main gear. Because the hydraulic cylinders are linked, a change on the length of the nose cylinder generates a proportional, and opposite, change in the length of the main cylinder, and vice-versa. A method and control system for monitoring and controlling the relative positions of the nose gear and main gear is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20230348089A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US17731655

申请日：2022-04-28

申请人： Blended Wing Aircraft, Inc.

发明人： Blaine Knight Rawdon ,  Ronald Tatsuji Kawai ,  Thomas James O'Leary ,  Terrence Kevin O'Leary, JR.

IPC分类号： B64D37/04 ,  B64D37/34 ,  B64D37/30 ,  B64D35/02 ,  B64C39/00

CPC分类号： B64D37/04 ,  B64D37/34 ,  B64D37/30 ,  B64D35/02 ,  B64C39/00 ,  B64C2039/105

摘要： A system and method for a blended wing body aircraft with permanent tanks is presented. The aircraft comprises a blended wing body and at least a tank permanently attached the blended wing body. The at least a tank is configured to store liquified gas fuel and further comprises at least a vent configured to vent gaseous fuel from the at least a tank and an insulation to reduce thermal transfer to the liquified gas fuel inside of the at least a tank.