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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Sergey Barmichev, Chicago, IL (US);
Mithra Sankrithi, Chicago, IL (US);
David Eckert, Chicago, IL (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus for permitting evacuation of an aircraft following a water landing are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves deploying, an evacuation unit, from inside a storage housing located proximate a door of the aircraft. In one or more embodiments, the evacuation unit comprises at least one step and a wave fence. In at least one embodiment, when the evacuation unit is fully deployed, at least a portion of the wave fence is in water-tight contact with at least a portion of a frame of the door such that water flow into the aircraft is prevented and/or inhibited.