IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0829757
(2004-04-22)
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§371/§102 date |
20030910
(20030910)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Ouellette, Richard P.
- Kutzmann, Aaron J.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
12 |
초록
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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 ad
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.
대표청구항
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1. A method for reducing vulnerability to hostile detection of and aggression towards an aircraft, said method comprising:adapting an aircraft fuselage to form an armored payload bay;adapting a pair of wings connected to the fuselage to allow the aircraft to be transported by another aircraft;dispos
1. A method for reducing vulnerability to hostile detection of and aggression towards an aircraft, said method comprising:adapting an aircraft fuselage to form an armored payload bay;adapting a pair of wings connected to the fuselage to allow the aircraft to be transported by another aircraft;disposing within the fuselage at least two pulse ejector thrust augmentor (PETA) bank that includes a plurality of interconnected pulsejets, each PETA bank oriented such that a thrust exhaust produced by each PETA bank is directed down and outwardly away from a centerline of the payload bay; andadapting a portion of the payload bay to allow at least one of ingress and egress of cargo.2. The method of claim 1, wherein adapting the pair of wings to allow the aircraft to be transported by another aircraft comprises constructing the wings to have a non-alterable wingspan such that the aircraft can be deployed from the other aircraft when the other aircraft is airborne.3. The method of claim 1, wherein adapting the pair of wings to allow the aircraft to be transported by another aircraft comprises coupling the wings to the fuselage in a manner to allow the wings to be moved between a first position and a second position, the aircraft forming a reduced cross sectional footprint with the wings in the second position.4. The method of claim 1, wherein adapting an aircraft fuselage to form an armored payload bay comprises constructing a pair of sidewall to include a plurality of layers adapted to provide an interior area of the payload bay protection from infiltration by flying objects.5. The method of claim 4, wherein constructing each sidewall to include a plurality of layers comprises constructing each sidewall to include an outer skin, thereby providing one of the layers of protection.6. The method of claim 4, wherein constructing each sidewall to include a plurality of layers comprises constructing each sidewall to include an integral storage compartment, thereby providing one of the layers of protection.7. The method of claim 4, wherein constructing each sidewall to include a plurality of layers comprises constructing each sidewall to include an outer side panel of each PETA bank, thereby providing one of the layers of protection.8. The method of claim 4, wherein constructing each sidewall to include a plurality of layers comprises constructing each sidewall to include a plurality of pulsejet engines included in each PETA bank, thereby providing one of the layers of protection.9. The method of claim 4, wherein constructing each sidewall to include a plurality of layers comprises constructing each sidewall to include an inner side panel of each PETA bank, thereby providing one of the layers of protection.10. The method of claim 4, wherein constructing each sidewall to include a plurality of layers comprises constructing each sidewall to include a layer of acoustical insulation, thereby providing one of the layers of protection.11. The method of claim 4, wherein constructing each sidewall to include a plurality of layers comprises constructing each sidewall to include a payload bay panel, thereby providing one of the layers of protection.12. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises constructing the fuselage to include long, aligned edges adapted to reduce radar cross section returns.13. The method of claim 4, wherein the method further comprises constructing an exterior surface of each sidewall to be canted to reduce radar cross section side sector returns.14. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises disposing a cruise propulsion system within an interior portion of the fuselage to reduce radar cross section returns and acoustical detection.15. The method of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises cooling an exhaust from the cruise propulsion system using a high efficiency, high bypass turbofan to thereby reduce infrared detection.16. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises constructing the fuselage to include a lower aft deck adapted to reduce infrared detection.17. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further includes providing each PETA bank with at least one absorber adapted to narrow an acoustical bandwidth of noise generated by each pulsejets and thereby reduce acoustical detection.18. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further includes providing the fuselage and wings with a camouflage scheme to reduce visual detection.19. A method for enhancing protection of an aircraft against hostile detection and aggression, said method comprising:constructing a pair of wings of the aircraft adapted to allow the aircraft to be transported within a larger airborne aircraft;providing an armored payload bay within a fuselage of the aircraft having a pair of armored sidewalls adapted to protect an interior area of the payload bay from infiltration by flying objects, and an armored bottom adapted to allow ingress and egress of cargo from the payload bay;disposing within each sidewall at least one pulse ejector thrust augmentor (PETA) bank including a plurality of interconnected pulsejets canted outward such that a thrust exhaust produced by each PETA bank is directed down and outwardly away from a centerline of the payload bay; andcanting an exterior surface of each sidewall such that top portions of the exterior surfaces are in closer proximity to each other than bottom portions of the exterior surfaces to reduce radar cross section returns.20. The method of claim 19, wherein constructing a pair of wings comprises constructing the wings to have a fixed wingspan adapted to allow the aircraft to be transported within, and deployed from, the larger aircraft while the larger aircraft is airborne.21. The method of claim 19, wherein constructing a pair of wings comprises constructing foldable wings adapted to be folded so that the aircraft can be transported within the larger aircraft to a remote ground location and deployed therefrom.22. The method of claim 19, wherein providing an armored payload bay comprises disposing in each sidewall a plurality of protective layers including at least two of the following:an outer skin of each sidewall;an integral storage compartment formed in each sidewall;a protective outer side panel of each PETA bank;a plurality of PETA propulsion devices included in each PETA bank;a protective inner side panel of each PETA bank;a layer of acoustical insulating included in each sidewall; anda payload bay panel included in each sidewall.23. The method of claim 19, further comprising aligning the edges of the fuselage to reduce radar cross section returns.24. The method of claim 19, further comprising disposing a cruise propulsion system within an interior area of the fuselage to reduce radar cross section returns and acoustical detection.25. The method of claim 24, further comprising disposing within the cruise propulsion system a high efficiency, high bypass turbofan adapted to cool exhaust from the cruise propulsion system to reduce infrared detection.26. The method of claim 19, further comprising providing the fuselage with a lower aft deck adapted to reduce infrared detection.27. The method of claim 19, further comprising providing each PETA bank with at least one absorber adapted to narrow an acoustical bandwidth of noise generated by each pulsejets and thereby reduce acoustical detection.28. The method of claim 19, further comprising camouflaging the fuselage and wings to reduce visual detection.29. A method for enhancing protection of a vertical take off and landing (VTOL) aircraft against hostile detection and aggression, said method comprising:constructing a fuselage of the VTOL aircraft to include an armored payload bay having an armored bottom and a pair of armored sidewalls that include a plurality of protective layers adapted to protect an interior area of the payload bay from infiltration by flying objects, the armored bottom being adapted to allow ingress and egress of cargo from the payload bay;constructing the sidewalls to each have an exterior surface that is canted such that top portions of the exterior surfaces are in closer proximity to each other than bottom portions of the exterior surfaces to reduce radar cross section returns;constructing an exterior surface of the fuselage to include a plurality of major break lines having long, aligned edges adapted to reduce radar cross section returns;constructing a pair of fixed wings connected to the fuselage to have a non-alterable wingspan designed to allow the aircraft to be transported within a larger aircraft and deployed therefrom during flight of the larger aircraft; anddisposing at least one pulse ejector thrust augmentor (PETA) bank within each sidewall each PETA bank including a plurality of interconnected pulsejets canted outward so that a thrust exhaust produced by each bank is directed down and outwardly away from a centerline of the payload bay.30. The method of claim 29, wherein the plurality of layers includes at least two of:an outer skin of each sidewall;an integral storage compartment disposed in each sidewall;an outer side panel of each PETA bank;a plurality of PETA propulsion devices included in each PETA bank;an inner side panel of each PETA bank;a layer of acoustical insulating included in each sidewall; anda payload bay panel included in each sidewall.31. The method of claim 29, wherein the method further comprises disposing a cruise propulsion system within an interior portion of the fuselage to reduce radar cross section returns and acoustical detection.32. The method of claim 31, wherein the method further comprises cooling an exhaust from the cruise propulsion system using a high efficiency, high bypass turbofan to thereby reduce infrared detection.33. The method of claim 29, wherein the method further comprises constructing the fuselage to include a lower aft deck adapted to reduce infrared detection.34. The method of claim 29, wherein the method further comprises providing each PETA bank with at least one absorber adapted to narrow an acoustical bandwidth of noise generated by each pulsejets and thereby reduce acoustical detection.35. The method of claim 29, wherein the method further comprises camouflaging the fuselage and wings to reduce visual detection.
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