US 12,291,327 B1
Aircraft with modular components
Charles Wayne Wright, Huntsville, AL (US)
Assigned to Cummings Aerospace, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US)
Filed by Cummings Aerospace, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/227,756.
Int. Cl. B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64U 20/40 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 29/0025 (2013.01) [B64C 1/069 (2013.01); B64U 20/40 (2023.01); B64C 2211/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft, comprising:
a forward fuselage;
an aft fuselage;
at least one first tube projecting from the forward fuselage and configured to pass through a first channel, wherein the first channel passes through a portion of the aft fuselage;
at least one second tube projecting from the aft fuselage and configured to pass through a second channel, wherein the second channel passes through a portion of the forward fuselage;
a fuel module coupled to fuel a propulsion module of the aircraft, wherein the propulsion module is positioned within a propulsion tail of the aircraft; and
an elevon coupled to the aft fuselage and at least one fourth tube projecting from the elevon and configured to pass through a fourth channel, wherein the fourth channel passes through a second portion of the aft fuselage.