Patent ID: 6695257
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B64C,B64D

Abstract:
An ejection system for a passenger airplane comprising:a) an airplane having: i) a body; ii) a left top cabin cover; and iii) a right top cabin cover, the left top cabin cover and the right top cabin cover movably connected with the body to form the airplane; b) a plurality of ejection escape seats located within the airplane body, each ejection escape seat having: i) a seat; ii) an ejection device connected to the seat; iii) a safety belt releasably connected to the seat, the safety belt being released from the seat upon ejection of the seat from the airplane body; and iv) a parachute connected to the safety belt and stored in the seat; and c) a locking mechanism connected to the left top cabin cover, the right top cabin cover, the airplane body and the plurality of ejection escape seats, the locking device being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein: i) in the locked position, the locking mechanism locks the left top cabin cover, the right top cabin cover and the airplane body together, and locks each of the plurality of ejection escape seats to the airplane body; and ii) in the unlocked position, the locking mechanism disconnects the left top cabin cover and the right top cabin cover from the body, and each of the plurality of ejection escape seats from the body.