Aircraft cockpit module, aircraft comprising such a module and method for installing the module in a cockpit
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsOlivier CAZALS, Jaime GENTY DE LA SAGNE
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Abstract
An aircraft cockpit module (10) that incorporates, on the one hand, a single pilot seat (12) and, on the other hand, at least a part of the piloting equipment and controls necessary for flying an aircraft, the module (10). The aircraft cockpit module forms an assembly which can be moved unitarily and to be incorporated in a single operation in an aircraft cockpit. The module is dedicated to a single pilot and makes it possible to simplify the integration of the cockpit.
Claims17
An aircraft cockpit module (10) comprising:
- a single pilot seat (12) and at least a part of piloting equipment and controls necessary to fly an aircraft;
- structural elements which, when assembled with the seat, form said module (10),
- said at least a part of the piloting equipment and controls being divided up between the seat and at least some of the structural elements,
- wherein the module (10) forms an assembly configured to be moved unitarily and to be integrated in a single operation in an aircraft cockpit.
A method for installing an aircraft cockpit module in an aircraft or for removing an aircraft cockpit module from the aircraft, wherein the aircraft comprises an opening (42) for access on board the aircraft and/or an opening (38) for access to an aircraft cockpit, the method comprising a step of passing the aircraft cockpit module through said access opening, wherein the aircraft cockpit module includes a single pilot seat (12), at least some piloting equipment and controls necessary to fly an aircraft structural elements which at least partially surround the single pilot seat, wherein the module (10) forms an assembly configured to be moved unitarily and to be integrated in a single operation in an aircraft cockpit.
An aircraft cockpit module comprising:
- a structural framework configured to be releasably attached to a cockpit in a fuselage of an aircraft, the framework including a base frame, a front frame, a rear frame and an upper frame arranged in a fixed relationship to each other;
- a single pilot seat mounted to and upstanding from the base frame, wherein the single pilot seat is within the framework and rearward of the front frame in a direction parallel to an axis of the fuselage, forward of the rear frame and below the upper frame;
- at least one foot pedal mounted to the front frame and positioned forward of the single pilot seat, wherein the at least one foot pedal is configured to connect to a rudder bar system of the aircraft;
- an overhead display mounted to the upper frame and positioned to be in a field of view of a pilot seated in the single pilot seat, wherein the overhead display is configured to display information generated by control systems in the aircraft;
- wherein the aircraft cockpit module is sized to fit through a door in a bulkhead separating the cockpit from other portions of the fuselage.
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