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US 6,499,693 B1Granted
Aircraft to respond to threats
OwnerAriel S. Rogsoninventor
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Abstract
To respond to internal threats to the aircraft, an incapacitating aerosol can be released into the cabin of the aircraft. The incapacitating aerosol prevents the hijackers or terrorists from accomplishing their goals. While the hijackers or terrorists are incapacitated, the pilot can land the aircraft at the first opportunity and let trained security forces, such as the police, board the aircraft and deal with the hijackers/terrorists.
Claims10
An aircraft, comprising the improvement of:
- a cockpit of the aircraft that can be made inaccessible from a cabin of the aircraft;
- an incapacitation switch located in the cockpit of the aircraft;
- a ventilation system for the aircraft, the ventilation system to circulate air through the cabin of the aircraft and through the cockpit of the aircraft, the ventilation system including an incapacitation device designed to release an incapacitating aerosol into the ventilation system responsive to the incapacitation switch;
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- a fixed respiration system located in the cockpit of the aircraft, the fixed respiration system providing breathable air to a crew of the aircraft in the cockpit of the aircraft.
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A method for responding to a threat to an aircraft, comprising:
- securing a cockpit of the aircraft, so that the cockpit of the aircraft cannot be accessed from a cabin in the aircraft;
- releasing an incapacitating aerosol into a ventilation system of the aircraft, so as to incapacitate the, threat to the aircraft;
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- wearing a fixed respiration system by a crew of the aircraft while flying the aircraft after releasing the incapacitating aerosol into the ventilation system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.