Airbus Operations (s.a.s.)

Airbus France

Airbus Operations Gmbh

Alexandre Ricaud

Bernard Rolland

An assistance vehicle designed for supplying electrical energy to an electric taxiing device of an aircraft landing gear when the aircraft is moving over the ground. The assistance vehicle includes an autonomous energy source, a connector enabling it to be coupled to the aircraft and to electrically power the electric taxiing device. When an assistance instruction comprising the aircraft position is received, the assistance vehicle moves in an autonomous manner so as to reach the position of the aircraft, is automatically connected to the electric taxiing device when the assistance vehicle reaches the position of the aircraft and switches into freewheeling mode. When the assisted move has finished, the assistance vehicle is separated from the electric taxiing device and switches back into tractor mode. Thus, the electrical power supply system of the aircraft is simplified by externalizing the electrical supply of the electric taxiing device.

Assistance vehicle for assisting aircraft ground movements

An aircraft floor, and aircraft section provided with such a floor, and the utilization of such a floor in an aircraft section. The aircraft floor generally includes at least one central rail firmly mounted on a rigid structure of the aircraft, at least two lateral rails positioned on both sides of the central rail, and floor panels. Each lateral rail is connected vertically to the structure of the aircraft through a vertical connecting rod, each lateral rail being transversely free. Each floor panel is positioned between two adjacent rails, so that the transverse forces to which the lateral rails are subjected pass through the floor panels to the central rail.

Aircraft floor, use of said floor and aircraft section fitted with said floor

A device for fixing a seat rail, designed to maintain passenger seats on a floor, wherein it includes a connecting bracket, secured to the floor and to the seat rail, the bracket being adapted to support the stresses perpendicular to the plane of the floor, and the stresses parallel to the plane of the floor. The bracket extends obliquely between the floor and the rail seat, a lower end of the bracket being secured to the floor and an upper end of the bracket being secured to the seat rail.

Device for fixing a seat rail on a floor, and aircraft equipped with such a fixing device

This invention relates to a seat rail () for an aircraft cabin, the rail comprising a web () located between a top flange () and a bottom flange () with an outer surface () and an inner surface () fixed to the web. According to the invention, the rail is also equipped with several connection devices () designed for its attachment onto an aircraft structure, and being made in a single piece with the web and the top and bottom flanges, each connection device () having at least one through orifice () and projecting from the outer surface ().

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