Patent ID: 9452843
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: B64C,B64D

Claim Text:
1. An aircraft airbag inflation system comprising: a first airbag, a second airbag, and a third airbag each mounted on an external surface of an aircraft, each of the first airbag, the second airbag, and the third airbag configured to inflate in one of a plurality of stages prior to the aircraft crashing, each stage associated with a respective pressure, the plurality of stages comprising a first stage associated with a first pressure, a second stage associated with a second pressure greater than the first pressure, and a third stage associated with a third pressure greater than the second pressure; a plurality of sensors disposed on-board the aircraft and configured to sense a plurality of aircraft velocities and an aircraft attitude; and a controller disposed on-board the aircraft and configured to perform operations comprising: