Abstract:
The invention solves the question of a system for transporting airplanes about airport apron from the parking location to the takeoff runway and from the landing location to the parking location with engines switched off. The system is made up of guiding grooves (5) in which guiding pins (9) installed in docking stations (8) move and are catch-fitted preferably to the front wheel (10) of the airplane (4). The guiding grooves (5) are covered from above by pivotable gratings (11) of a segmental design that open giving way to guiding pin (9) sliding in the guiding groove (5) and close following the passage of the guiding pin (9). Switching devices (12) are installed at locations of abrupt curves in the guiding grooves (4) as well as at locations of changes in direction.
Abstract:
A shunt device for moving a wheeled vehicle by applying force to a ground wheel of the vehicle, the shunt device comprising: a first support wheel configured to support the shunt device on a surface and rotate about a first rotation axis so that the first support wheel has a first rotation centre on the first rotation axis within the first support wheel; and a roller configured to rotate about a second rotation axis and contact the ground wheel to push the wheeled vehicle in a shunt direction, the roller being positioned relative to the support wheel so that the second rotation axis within the roller is located behind a first plane perpendicular to the shunt direction and that passes through the first rotation centreand between (i) a second plane generally parallel to the surface and coincident with the first rotation centre and (ii) the surface; wherein contact between the shuntdevice and the ground wheel is via the roller from behind the ground wheel in the shunt direction.
Abstract:
The invention solves the question of a system for transporting airplanes about airport apron from the parking location to the takeoff runway and from the landing location to the parking location with engines switched off. The system is made up of guiding grooves (5) in which guiding pins (9) installed in docking stations (8) move and are catch-fitted preferably to the front wheel (10) of the airplane (4). The guiding grooves (5) are covered from above by pivotable gratings (11) of a segmental design that open giving way to guiding pin (9) sliding in the guiding groove (5) and close following the passage of the guiding pin (9). Switching devices (12) are installed at locations of abrupt curves in the guiding grooves (4) as well as at locations of changes in direction.
Abstract:
An aircraft collision avoidance system comprising (a) at least one separation monitoring device connectable to at least a portion of an aircraft, the separation monitoring device comprising (1) at least one transmitter and (2) at least one receiver and (b) a master unit.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for controlling at least one appliance (12) for moving aircrafts (10): at least one appliance (12) connected to an aircraft is driven to a position (80) that is closer to an entry corridor (74) of a take-off runway (70) than an exit corridor (76) of the runway, and, once the appliance or each appliance is separated from the aircraft, the appliance (12) is driven to a position (82) that is closer to an exit corridor (76) of a landing runway (70) than an entry corridor (74) of said runway.
Abstract:
A method for transferring airplanes and an unmanned airplane transfer system. The airplane transferring system includes: receiving a transfer signal responsive of a movement of an airplane control component; and transferring an airplane, by an unmanned airplane transfer system, in response to the transfer signal.
Abstract:
A device (100) for moving aircraft along the ground comprises at least one runway (10, 18a, 18b, 18c) and at least one aircraft. The aircraft is secured to a tractor element (30) comprising a magnetic mass (31) formed mainly of type II superconductor material and the runway (10, 18a, 18b, 18c) comprises stator coils (12) arranged in the runway in at least one line of coils which is parallel to an axis (11) of the runway. A command/control system (13) supplies power to the stator coils in such a way as to create a magnetic field that levitates the tractor element (30), magnetized beforehand into a phase II superconducting state, above the runway.
Abstract:
A vehicle for towing an airplane by receiving thereupon a nose landing gear of the airplane having an airplane longitudinal axis. The vehicle having a vehicle longitudinal axis and is configured to tow the airplane along a straight or curved path and comprises a controller for directing its operation, including maintaining the vehicle's in-phase position in which the vehicle longitudinal axis is parallel to the airplane longitudinal axis.
Abstract:
The invention solves the question of a system for transporting airplanes about airport apron from the parking location to the takeoff runway and from the landing location to the parking location with engines switched off. The system is made up of guiding grooves (5) in which guiding pins (9) installed in docking stations (8) move and are catch-fitted preferably to the front wheel (10) of the airplane (4). The guiding grooves (5) are covered from above by pivotable gratings (11) of a segmental design that open giving way to guiding pin (9) sliding in the guiding groove (5) and close following the passage of the guiding pin (9). Switching devices (12) are installed at locations of abrupt curves in the guiding grooves (4) as well as at locations of changes in direction.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an automatic system (1) for manoeuvring aircraft (2) on the ground, based on driverless towing vehicles, (hereafter AGTV's) (1), which can independently hold the undercarriage of the aircraft (2). In said system the AGTVs pull the aircraft from transfer areas (4) on the taxiways of the runways (3) to the stand (8) and vice versa, allowing the propulsion systems of the aircraft (2) to remain switched off during the taxiing process. The driverless AGTVs receive their driving jobs from a computer-aided guidance and management system (49) which controls the AGTV fleet (1) in a collision- and conflict-free manner.