Patent ID: 8292229
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A61G,B64C,B64D

Abstract:
1. An aircraft capable of hovering, and comprising; a fuselage defining an access opening; driving means for moving a rescue cradle; and a first wall movable between a closed position engaging a first portion of said opening, and a first partly open position allowing access to said first portion of said opening; the aircraft comprising a member connected to said first wall and in turn comprising at least one flat surface, said member being movable with respect to said first wall into a first position in which said flat surface defines a supporting surface for said cradle when said first wall is in said first partly open position; said flat surface being substantially horizontal when said member is in said first position and said first wall is in said first partly open position; said first wall being connected to said fuselage, at least in rotary manner about a first axis, and rotating about said first axis to move between said closed position and said first partly open position; said first wall rotating about said first axis in a given rotation direction to move from said closed position to said first partly open position, and rotating about said first axis in the same rotation direction to move from said first partly open position to a second fully open position; said member comprises a first end edge connected functionally to said first wall, and a second end edge opposite said first end edge; said first wall comprising a third edge connected functionally to said fuselage at least in rotary manner about said first axis, and a fourth edge opposite said third edge; said second end edge and said fourth edge do not interfere with the lowering of said cradle when said member is in said first position and said first wall is in said second fully open position; said flat surface being substantially horizontal and defining a tread when said member is in a second position and said first wall is in said second fully open position.