CPC B64C 1/064 (2013.01) [B64C 1/14 (2013.01); B64C 1/22 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
a fuselage assembly;
a further portion that attaches with the fuselage assembly; and
a propulsion assembly coupled with the further portion, the propulsion assembly being constructed and arranged to provide propulsion for the UAV; the fuselage assembly including:
a fuselage body constructed and arranged to operate as a forward portion of the UAV,
lateral stringers coupled with the fuselage body and extending laterally along the fuselage body, and
a set of interchangeable covers to cover at least a portion of a payload bay opening defined by the fuselage body;
wherein the fuselage body includes a nose section, a rear section constructed and arranged to attach to a further portion of the UAV, a left side wall, and a right side wall, each of the left and right side walls extending from the nose section to the rear section;
wherein the fuselage body defines a payload bay to house equipment;
wherein the lateral stringers include:
a left structural member that runs within the payload bay along the left side wall of the fuselage body, and
a right structural member that runs within the payload bay along the right side wall of the fuselage body;
wherein each of the left and right structural members defines mounting holes to enable the equipment to fasten to the structural members of the fuselage assembly within the payload bay; and
wherein the payload bay is internal to the fuselage body.
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