Aircraft having Versatile Door Systems
AssigneeBell Textron Inc.
InventorsKirk Landon Groninga, Daniel Bryan Robertson
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AssigneeBell Textron Inc.
InventorsKirk Landon Groninga, Daniel Bryan Robertson
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A versatile door system for an aircraft includes forward and aft door assemblies. The forward door assembly includes a forward hingeable door hingeably coupled to the airframe proximate a forward location of an aircraft opening and a forward slidable door slidably coupled to the forward hingeable door. The aft door assembly includes an aft hingeable door hingeably coupled to the airframe proximate an aft location of the aircraft opening and an aft slidable door slidably coupled to the aft hingeable door. In a closed configuration, the forward hingeable door, the forward slidable door, the aft hingeable door and the aft slidable door are securably disposed within the aircraft opening. In operation, the forward hingeable door, the forward slidable door, the aft hingeable door and the aft slidable door are individually operable to collectively provide access to a selectable width of the aircraft opening.
A versatile door system for an aircraft having an airframe with an aircraft opening, the door system comprising:
An aircraft comprising:
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