Appeal No. 96-2477
Application 08/345,292
13. Method of powering a fixed-wing aircraft provided with
enclosed fuselage means extending fore-and-aft including a crew
cabin and having single-wing means extending outboard therefrom
in opposite lateral directions, comprising the steps of
providing a propulsion module detachably attachable to the
fuselage means proximate to inboard portions of the wing means
and adapted to carry forward and aft engine means, and
detachably attaching the propulsion module in substantial
contiguity to an upper portion of the fuselage means.
18. Method of providing a fixed-wing aircraft with tandem-
engine propulsion, comprising the steps of
forming a propulsion module having a housing adapted to be
juxtaposed to a dry-wing aircraft fuselage and detachably
attached thereto in substantial contiguity therewith; and
mounting, fore and aft on the the propulsion module housing,
aircraft engines with respective tractor and pusher propellers
with their respective rotational axes substantially mutually
aligned; and
including an engine fuel compartment within the housing and
adapted to connect to the respective engines.
15
Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007