AN AIRCRAFT WITH A MID-MARKET PASSENGER CAPACITY AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
An aircraft with a mid-market passenger capacity, wherein the aircraft comprises, a blended wing body aircraft having a main body and wings with no clear demarcation between the wings and the main body along a leading edge of the aircraft, wherein the main body is structured to comprise a passenger cabin configured to have a mid-market passenger capacity, wherein the main body is structured to comprise a structural element, the structural element extending vertically from a lower surface of the main body toward an upper surface of the main body, and at least a propulsor, the at least a propulsor attached to the main body and configured to propel the aircraft.
1 . An aircraft with a mid-market passenger capacity, wherein the aircraft comprises:
a blended wing body aircraft having a main body and wings with no clear demarcation between the wings and the main body along a leading edge of the aircraft, wherein:
the main body comprises a passenger cabin configured to have a mid-market passenger capacity; and
the main body comprises a structural element, the structural element extending vertically from a lower surface of the main body toward an upper surface of the main body; and
at least a propulsor, the at least a propulsor attached to the main body and configured to propel the aircraft.
2 . The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the passenger cabin includes a single deck, with cargo and passengers each substantially located on or above the single deck.
3 . The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the passenger cabin comprises two or more passenger aisles.
4 . The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the passenger cabin has a maximum capacity of between 200 and 250 passengers.
5 . The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the structural element comprises a carbon fiber material.
6 . The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the passenger cabin comprises more than one cabin bays, the structural element creating the more than one cabin bays.
7 . The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the passenger cabin contains a maximum packing efficiency of 0.75.
8 . The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the passenger cabin contains a packing efficiency of at least 0.90.
9 . The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the structural element extends from a first distal end of passenger cabin in a direction toward a second distal end of passenger cabin.
10 . The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the blended wing body aircraft is a mid-range aircraft.
11 . The aircraft of claim 10 , wherein the mid-range aircraft comprises a maximum range of 4000 nautical miles
12 . The aircraft of claim 1 , the aircraft further comprising a cargo store, the cargo store laterally adjacent to passenger cabin.
13 . The aircraft of 1 , the aircraft further comprising a cargo store having a cargo store entry door, the cargo store entry door located on a lower aft surface of the main body.
14 . The aircraft of claim 1 , the aircraft further comprising one or more entry doors, wherein the one or more entry doors are located on the transition.
15 . The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the passenger cabin comprises a descending seat layout.
16 . The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the mid-market passenger capacity includes a mid-market seat size.
17 . The aircraft of claim 1 , the aircraft further comprising a fuel storage, the fuel storage located within the transition.
18 . The aircraft of claim 1 , the aircraft further comprising folding wings.
19 . The aircraft of claim 1 , wherein the propulsor is attached to an upper aft surface of the aircraft.
20 . The aircraft of claim 1 , the passenger cabin comprising at least one passenger row wherein the at least one passenger row contains 8 or more seats.