US 12,325,540 B1
Aircraft with multifunctional structure
Matej Andrejasic, Postojna (SI); David Erzen, Ljubljana (SI); Rok Lapuh, Ljubljana (SI); Blaz Mocan, Ljubljana (SI); Andres Znidar, Vrhnika (SI); Tine Tomazic, Vrhnika (SI); Jernej Drofelnik, Ljubljana (SI); and Gregor Cretnik, Ljubljana (SI)
Assigned to PIPISTREL D.O.O., Ajdovscina (SI)
Filed by Pipistrel d.o.o., Ajdovscina (SI)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/531,000.
Int. Cl. B64U 10/20 (2023.01); B64C 25/58 (2006.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 10/20 (2023.01) [B64C 25/58 (2013.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft boom, comprising: a boom member extending in a first direction and having a front internal structural member disposed therein, wherein a portion of the front internal structural member is a first attachment point for a first wing; a vertical stabilizer extending from the boom member, the vertical stabilizer having a rear internal structural member disposed therein and extending from the boom member and through an interior of the vertical stabilizer, wherein a portion of the rear internal structural member is a second attachment point for a second wing; a rear landing gear coupled to the rear internal structural member, and the rear landing gear extending through a bottom rear portion of the boom member; and a front landing gear coupled to the front internal structural member of the boom member, and the front landing gear extending through a bottom front portion of the boom member; further comprising a secondary boom member offset from the boom member in a second direction and extending in the first direction, wherein the rear internal structural member extends from the secondary boom member, through the interior of the vertical stabilizer, and into the boom member, wherein a first end of the vertical stabilizer is adjacent the secondary boom member.