US 12,378,005 B2
Casing of an aircraft
Francesco Barato, Padua (IT); and Daniele Pavarin, Padua (IT)
Assigned to TECHNOLOGY FOR PROPULSION AND INNOVATION S.P.A., Padua (IT)
Appl. No. 17/780,829
Filed by Technology for Propulsion and Innovation S.p.A., Padua (IT)
PCT Filed Nov. 27, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/061225
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 27, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/105949, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102019000022431 (IT), filed on Nov. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0411041 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B64G 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64G 1/005 (2013.01) [B64C 7/00 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A casing intended to be externally applied, connected or fixed to a fuselage or to a wing or to a central or wing hardpoint of an aircraft, said casing comprising a launch vehicle, wherein said casing entirely or partly delimits a housing zone (HZ) for the launch vehicle, said casing for protecting said launch vehicle during a flight phase of said aircraft, wherein said launch vehicle is a vehicle propelled by rocket engines for sending a payload into space,
further comprising heat-regulation means set to ensure a thermally stable and controlled environment in said housing zone (HZ),
wherein said casing further comprises a release system within said housing zone (HZ) for releasing the launch vehicle, and
wherein said casing further comprises a support means comprising one or more plate components mounted inside the casing or on an internal surface thereof, said one or more plate components comprising one or more recessed resting seats supporting respective sections of the launch vehicle.