Modular Fuselage
Gevers Aircraft, Inc. * GENESIS *

Several versions of the aircraft use the same wing and fuselage components.

Description:
The fuselage is constructed from sections that are bolted together. Two, four, six, and eight passenger aircraft can be made from all the same components except the passenger compartment. The longer aircraft has larger engines which counter balance the higher fuselage weight. The figure above shows the individual subassemblies with the standard and wide body (cargo) cabin and both the conventional and telescopic wing types.

• Production costs, selling price, maintenance costs, and spare parts costs are minimized since the number of different components for all of the aircraft models is low.
• Production inventory and spare parts inventory are minimized.
• Dismantling, shipping, and re-assembly are simple and efficient.
• Major repair of the main structure is simplified.