Patent ID: 8608108

Claim:
An aircraft comprising a cabin including: a first portion including an upper deck and a lower deck, the upper deck and the lower deck being disposed proximate to each other with vertical separation therebetween, wherein the upper deck comprises an upper cantilevered region and an upper main deck region, said upper cantilevered region spaced from opposite walls of the cabin with openings between the upper cantilevered region and the opposite walls of the cabin and said upper main deck region extending between the opposite walls of the cabin, said upper cantilevered region being operably connected to and extending outwardly from the upper main deck region so as to extend in a cantilevered fashion therefrom; a second portion including an intermediate deck disposed in a plane that is vertically separated from both the upper deck and the lower deck, wherein the intermediate deck includes seats to accommodate seated passengers; a first ramp extending between the lower deck and the intermediate deck to provide access therebetween; and a second ramp extending between the upper deck and the intermediate deck to provide access therebetween, wherein the first and second ramps each extend in a curved manner from a substantially common point on the intermediate deck away from each other toward opposite walls of the cabin, wherein the openings between the upper cantilevered region and the opposite walls of the cabin overlie the first and second ramps.