Aircraft for commercial air travel and a method of manufacture
Aspects related to aircraft for commercial air travel and methods of manufacture. An aircraft includes a blended wing body, a single deck located within the blended wing body, wherein the single deck additionally includes a passenger compartment located in a lateral middle portion of the blended wing body and at least a cargo store located laterally outside the passenger compartment, and a landing gear, wherein the landing gear includes at least a nose gear located substantially forward of the single deck and at least a main gear located substantially aft of the single deck, wherein one or more of the at least a nose gear and the at least a main gear occupies a gear housing that overlaps with a plane coincident with at least a portion of the single deck.
1. An aircraft, the aircraft comprising:
a blended wing body;
a single deck located within the blended wing body, wherein the single deck additionally includes:
a passenger compartment located in a lateral middle portion of the blended wing body; and
at least a cargo store located laterally outside the passenger compartment; and
a landing gear, wherein the landing gear includes:
at least a nose gear; and
at least a main gear located substantially aft of the single deck, wherein one or more of the at least a nose gear and the at least a main gear occupies a gear housing that overlaps with a plane coincident with at least a portion of the single deck.
2. The aircraft of claim 1 , further comprising a cockpit located substantially above the nose gear and the plane coincident with at least a portion of the single deck.
3. The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the at least a cargo store is located substantially within a wing portion of the blended wing body.
4. The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the at least a cargo store is located substantially within a transitional portion of the blended wing body.
5. A method of manufacture for an aircraft for commercial air travel, the method comprising:
receiving a blended wing body;
locating a single deck within the blended wing body;
locating a passenger compartment in a laterally middle portion of the blended wing body;
locating at least a cargo store laterally outside the passenger compartment;
locating at least a nose gear; and
locating at least a main gear substantially aft of the single deck, wherein one or more of the at least a nose gear and the at least a main gear occupies a gear housing that overlaps with a plane coincident with at least a portion of the single deck.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising locating a cockpit substantially above the nose gear and the plane coincident with at least a portion of the single deck.
7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising locating the at least a cargo store substantially within a wing portion of the blended wing body.
8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising locating the at least a cargo store substantially within a transitional portion of the blended wing body.