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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Best, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Jonathan D. Embler, Tustin, CA (US);
John S. Kruse, Florissant, MO (US);
Thomas R. Pinney, Long Beach, CA (US);
Drew L. Smallwood, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/40 (2006.01); B64C 7/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/38 (2006.01); B64G 1/58 (2006.01); B64G 1/14 (2006.01); B64G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/38 (2013.01); B64C 1/403 (2013.01); B64G 1/002 (2013.01); B64G 1/14 (2013.01); B64G 1/58 (2013.01); B64C 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fairing assembly for an aerial vehicle having a tank that forms a body of the vehicle and a wing coupled to the tank is provided. The fining assembly includes a substructure configured to couple with a tank skin of the tank, a thermal protection system coupled to the substructure, and a seal assembly coupled to the substructure, the seal assembly being configured to overlap at least a portion of an edge of the wing.