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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2003
Eric E. Adamson, Newcastle, WA (US);
Paul W. Dees, Woodinville, WA (US);
Edward W. Gronenthal, Renton, WA (US);
Walter H. Howard, Jr., Maple Valley, WA (US);
Chester P. Nelson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mithra M. Sankrithi, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Gerhard E. Seidel, Renton, WA (US);
V. Kenneth Stuhr, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric E. Adamson, Newcastle, WA (US);
Paul W. Dees, Woodinville, WA (US);
Edward W. Gronenthal, Renton, WA (US);
Walter H. Howard, Jr., Maple Valley, WA (US);
Chester P. Nelson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mithra M. Sankrithi, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Gerhard E. Seidel, Renton, WA (US);
V. Kenneth Stuhr, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Integrated high-speed aircraft, such as high-speed transport aircraft, and associated methods of manufacture. In one embodiment, a high-speed transport aircraft includes a fuselage having a first fuselage portion and a second fuselage portion positioned aft of the first fuselage portion. The first fuselage portion can have a first cross-sectional area and the second fuselage portion can have a second cross-sectional area that is less than the first cross-sectional area. The high-speed transport aircraft can further include a wing and a propulsion system. The wing can extend outwardly from the fuselage at least proximate to the second fuselage portion and can include a leading edge region and a trailing edge region. The propulsion system can include an engine nacelle fixedly attached to the wing and laterally aligned with the second fuselage portion. In one aspect of this embodiment, the engine nacelle can include an air inlet positioned aft of the leading edge region of the wing and an exhaust gas outlet positioned aft of the trailing edge region of the wing.