Airbus Operations (s.a.s.)

Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle

Aerospatiale Matra Airbus

Danilo Ciprian

Pascal Chaumel

Alain Porte

Francis Dazet

Benoit Hemadou

The disclosed embodiments concern a floor panel for a transport vehicle such as an aircraft and an installation for fixing cabin layout elements including such panels. The disclosed embodiments are wherein the floor panel includes at least one mounting rail having a lengthwise axis, inserted into the layer of the aforementioned panel.

Floor panel and installation for fixing layout elements comprising such panels

These disclosed embodiments relates to a device for fixing a light-weight panel onto a support. Such device includes an insert including at least one flange, such insert being intended for receiving a fixing device of the bolt type. According to the disclosed embodiments, such flange has an outer surface including toothing elements and the device includes a part made of a ductile material including an opening for the passage of the fixing member. The toothing elements are intended for cooperating, upon fixing the panel onto the support, with the part made of a ductile material to allow such fixing without causing any deformation of the panel.

Device for fixing a lightweight panel onto a support

The nose gear of an aircraft comprises a main group of at least one wheel ( ) in permanent contact with the ground and a secondary group of at least one wheel ( ), which is normally spaced from the ground, when the aircraft is on the ground. In the case of emergency braking due to an aborted takeoff or in the case of a blowout of a tire of a wheel ( ) of the main group, the wheel or wheels ( ) come into contact with the ground. This avoids an oversizing of the nose gear.

Auxiliary nose landing gear for aircraft

An airbrake located on the wing of an aircraft between a rear spar and a wing flap comprises two panels aligned with the upper surface of the wing when the airbrake is closed. In the open state or fully deployed position, the two panels are contiguous and behave as a single panel. However, in the intermediate states, the panel closest to the flap is deflected more than the other panel, so that a slot is formed between them. This slot makes it possible to significantly decrease turbulence on either side of the airbrake when the latter is used in low deflection flight.

Variable slot airbrake for aircraft wing

In a turbofan engine, the mechanical connection between the pod (12) and the fan stator case (10) is limited to a centering system (22) in the immediate vicinity of the arms (20) by which the fan stator case is mounted on the central portion (16) of the engine. The aerodynamic and inertia loads applied to the pod (12), particularly on take-off and landing, consequently only lead to an acceptable deformation of the fan stator case (10). Thus, the gap between said case and the fan (18) can be kept to a very small value, which ensures maximum engine efficiency. Moreover, the centering system (22) prevents an excessive radial displacement (J') between the front of the fan stator case (10) and the adjacent portion of the pod.

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Aussonne, France

Danilo Ciprian