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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2023
Rapidflight Holdings, Llc, Manassas, VA (US);
John F. Gundlach, Manassas, VA (US);
RapidFlight Holdings, LLC, Manassas, VA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, an additive manufactured airframe structure is described. This airframe structure can include a plurality of additive manufactured airframe segments coupled together along a longitudinal axis of the airframe structure. Each airframe segment can be monolithic and include an outer wall extending from a first end to a second end along the longitudinal axis. A coupling-element receiving channel can extend through the outer wall generally parallel to the longitudinal axis from a first coupling-channel opening at the first end to a second coupling-channel opening at the second end. A torsion-element receiving channel can also extend through the outer wall at a nonzero angle to the longitudinal axis from a first torsion-channel opening at the first end. A torsion reinforcement element can be received within the torsion-element receiving channel of each additive manufactured airframe segment.