# US 12,603,018 B2 · Aircraft dummy > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,603,018 B2 - Document ID: US12603018B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/533,767 - Filed: 2023-12-08 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-15 - Assignees: Deutsche Post AG - Applicants: Deutsche Post AG - Inventors: Marcel Hain - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603018B2 ## CPC - B64F 5/60: Testing or inspecting aircraft components or systems - G09B 19/167: {Control of land vehicles} - B64C 25/00: Alighting gear (air-cushion alighting gear B60V3/08) - G09B 9/02: for teaching control of vehicles or other craft - B64F 1/223: for towing aircraft - B64F: GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) - B64C: AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS ## Abstract An aircraft dummy for emulating at least one aircraft type, in particular for emulating a plurality of aircraft types, includes a landing gear having a transverse axle and a longitudinal axle which extends perpendicularly relative to the transverse axle, wherein the aircraft dummy include at least two rear wheels which are suspended on the transverse axle and at least one front wheel, wherein the front wheel can be rotated about a vertical axle which extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axle and perpendicularly to the transverse axle, and wherein the transverse axle in order to change a width of the aircraft dummy and/or the longitudinal axle in order to change a longitudinal extent of the aircraft dummy is/are configured to be longitudinally adjustable. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An aircraft dummy for emulating at least one aircraft type, comprising a landing gear having a transverse axle and a longitudinal axle which extends perpendicularly relative to the transverse axle, wherein the aircraft dummy comprises at least two rear wheels which are suspended on the transverse axle and at least one front wheel, wherein the front wheel can be rotated about a vertical axle which extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axle and perpendicularly to the transverse axle, wherein the vertical axle is fixed to the front end of the longitudinal axle opposite from the transverse axle, and wherein the transverse axle, in order to change a width of the aircraft dummy, and the longitudinal axle, in order to change a longitudinal extent of the aircraft dummy, are configured to be longitudinally adjustable. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The aircraft dummy according to the claim 1, wherein the landing gear is configured in a T-shaped manner, and comprises two diagonal struts and/or wherein the wheels of the aircraft dummy are arranged in accordance with a triangle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The aircraft dummy according to claim 1, wherein the transverse axle and/or the longitudinal axle are configured in a telescope-like manner in order to change the length. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The aircraft dummy according to claim 1, wherein the front wheel can be rotated through 360 degrees about the vertical axle and/or wherein the aircraft dummy in order to rotate the front wheel about the vertical axle comprises a joint head. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The aircraft dummy according to claim 1, wherein the front wheel comprises a wheel axle which extends perpendicularly to the vertical axle and two tires which are fitted to the wheel axle or wherein the front wheel is in the form of a wheel pair. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The aircraft dummy according to claim 1, wherein the front wheel can be coupled to a traction bar or wherein the front wheel can be surrounded from both sides by means of an aircraft tractor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The aircraft dummy according to claim 1, wherein the front wheel for coupling to a traction bar comprises a pin which extends perpendicularly to the vertical axle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The aircraft dummy according to claim 7, wherein the pin is supported so as to be able to be rotated about the longitudinal axle thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The aircraft dummy according to claim 8, wherein a load-bearing capacity of the front wheel is at least 80 tons. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The aircraft dummy according to claim 1, wherein the aircraft dummy has reflective faces which are arranged above the front wheel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The aircraft dummy according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinal extent of the aircraft dummy with the smallest longitudinal adjustment of the longitudinal axle is less than 9 m and/or wherein the longitudinal extent of the aircraft dummy with the greatest longitudinal adjustment of the longitudinal axle is greater than 12 m and/or wherein the width of the aircraft dummy with the smallest longitudinal extent of the transverse axle is less than 3.5 m and/or wherein the width of the aircraft dummy with the greatest longitudinal adjustment of the transverse axle is greater than 4 m.