Airplane passenger parachute system
OwnerJames Jones, Kim Jonesinventors
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Abstract
The airplane passenger parachute system includes an aircraft, a plurality of swing-up doors, a plurality of seat pallets, a plurality of tracks, and an activation control. The airplane passenger parachute system may be a safety feature adapted to evacuate a plurality of passengers from the aircraft after the aircraft has been determined to be unsafe to land. Responsive to actuating the activation control, the plurality of swing-up doors may open and the plurality of seat pallets comprising a plurality of passenger seats may be shifted from the aircraft by forcing the plurality of seat pallets out of the aircraft on the plurality of tracks. A parachute coupled to each of the plurality of seat pallets may deploy and the plurality of seat pallets may safely descend to the ground.
Claims14
An airplane passenger parachute system comprising:
- an aircraft, a plurality of swing-up doors, a plurality of seat pallets, a plurality of tracks, and an activation control;
- wherein the airplane passenger parachute system is a safety feature adapted to evacuate a plurality of passengers from the aircraft after the aircraft has been determined to be unsafe to land;
- wherein responsive to actuating the activation control, the plurality of swing-up doors open and the plurality of seat pallets comprising a plurality of passenger seats are shifted from the aircraft by forcing the plurality of seat pallets out of the aircraft on the plurality of tracks;
- wherein a parachute coupled to each of the plurality of seat pallets deploys and the plurality of seat pallets descend to the ground;
- wherein an individual swing-up door of the plurality of swing-up doors is associated with one or more of the plurality of seat pallets such that the associated seat pallets are shifted when the individual swing-up door is in the open position;
- wherein the plurality of tracks are operable to extend outside of the aircraft to increase a distance between the aircraft and an individual seat pallet of the plurality of seat pallets when that the individual seat pallets are dropped.
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