Patents Assigned to Williams Internaitonal Co., L.L.C.
  • Single engine aircraft
    Patent number: 6089504
    Abstract: A jet aircraft has a generally cylindrical fuselage section defining a passenger compartment and a generally conical aft fuselage section having a maximum lateral dimension substantially smaller than the lateral dimension of the fuselage section. A propulsion engine is mounted on the vertical stabilizer of the fuselage and has an air inlet disposed entirely within a rearward projection of the fuselage passenger compartment to preclude the ingestion of foreign objects into the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Williams Internaitonal Co., L.L.C.
    Inventors: Samuel B. Williams, Elbert L. Rutan