A fixed-wing, powered, non-buoyant, enclosed cargo aircraft design for carrying low-density wind turbine components is disclosed. The cargo aircraft can include a fuselage defining a forward end, an aft end, and a continuous interior cargo bay that spans almost all of a length of the fuselage from the forward end to the aft end, the cargo bay being capable of enclosing a maximum payload length approximately in the range of about 75 meters and about 125 meters. The aircraft is capable of short takeoff and landing (STOL) operations while carrying a maximum payload weight. The takeoff field length can be less than about 10 lengths of the maximum pay load length.


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    Title :

    LOW-DENSITY FIXED-WING CARGO AIRCRAFT DESIGNS FOR ENCLOSED NON-BUOYANT TRANSPORTATION OF WIND TURBINE COMPONENTS


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    Publication date :

    2024-05-23


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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