POD APPROACH
There are many advantages of POD-based transit. The definitive reason for use with Towed Platforms is that lateral-extended lifting body surfaces may interfere with access to a cabin/compartment/POD. The solution is to remove the Towed Platform from the POD for loading and unloading.
Many advantages escalate in a POD-based architecture; not the least of which is the versatility of using a single platform size/design for many applications. By example, a series of 5 platforms can be equipped with 5 different types of PODs to create 25 different aircraft. Also, POD passenger cabins can reduce airport sizes where PODs can be loaded/unloaded inside a building then moved to a drone-attachment site by an elevator or wheeled-vehicle. Below is a 2-person deployment/retrieval drone including ability to winch deploy/retrieve the pod.
Many advantages escalate in a POD-based architecture; not the least of which is the versatility of using a single platform size/design for many applications. By example, a series of 5 platforms can be equipped with 5 different types of PODs to create 25 different aircraft. Also, POD passenger cabins can reduce airport sizes where PODs can be loaded/unloaded inside a building then moved to a drone-attachment site by an elevator or wheeled-vehicle. Below is a 2-person deployment/retrieval drone including ability to winch deploy/retrieve the pod.
LINKS
EXAMPLE DESIGNS http://www.terretrans.com/hs-drone.html
10X GEOMETRIC MANDATE http://www.terretrans.com/proof.html
POD APPROACH http://www.terretrans.com/pods.html
TRANSFORMER DRONE & TOWED PLATFORMS http://www.terretrans.com/transformer.html
INFINITE RANGE & 100% SOLAR http://www.terretrans.com/sp-drone.html
HYBRID ENGINES, HYDROGEN/AMMONIA, AND OTHER TECH http://www.terretrans.com/other-tech.html
PATENT POSITIONS http://www.terretrans.com/tech.html
10X GEOMETRIC MANDATE http://www.terretrans.com/proof.html
POD APPROACH http://www.terretrans.com/pods.html
TRANSFORMER DRONE & TOWED PLATFORMS http://www.terretrans.com/transformer.html
INFINITE RANGE & 100% SOLAR http://www.terretrans.com/sp-drone.html
HYBRID ENGINES, HYDROGEN/AMMONIA, AND OTHER TECH http://www.terretrans.com/other-tech.html
PATENT POSITIONS http://www.terretrans.com/tech.html