US 12,103,702 B2
Removeable fuselage shield for an aircraft
David William Crall, Loveland, OH (US); Nicholas Joseph Kray, Mason, OH (US); Douglas Duane Ward, West Chester, OH (US); and Brandon Wayne Miller, Liberty Township, OH (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/071,308.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/915,364, filed on Oct. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0339846 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B32B 7/022 (2019.01); B64C 1/38 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 45/00 (2013.01) [B32B 7/022 (2019.01); B64C 1/38 (2013.01); B32B 2307/558 (2013.01); B32B 2307/72 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2571/02 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft defining a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, the aircraft comprising:
a fuselage;
an engine mounted at a location spaced from the fuselage of the aircraft, the engine comprising rotor blades; and
at least one fuselage shield removably coupled to an exterior of the fuselage at a location in alignment with the rotor blades along the lateral direction, wherein the at least one fuselage shield comprises a first layer, a third layer, and a second layer disposed between the first layer and the third layer, and wherein the at least one fuselage shield is removably coupled to the fuselage through the first layer and the third layer via one or more fasteners spaced apart from the second layer.