(under subclass 118.1) Structure which, in flight, is an integral part of the aircraft body and is further useful as a load container; i.e., which is of a cubic capacity to define an entity comprising (a) wall structure which complements or adds to the aircraft exterior configuration, and (b) includes a volumetric capacity inward thereof to contain a load; the entity being attachable to and separable from the remainder of the aircraft body together with the load.
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2, for an aircraft having body section which is releasable for operation as a land vehicle.
135, for an aircraft with externally mounted (e.g., wing-tip mounted) fuel tanks.