Patent ID: 7984876

Claim:
An aircraft comprising (i) a fuselage defining a fuselage interior, (ii) an opening defined by, and located in a side of, the fuselage, and suitable for passenger access to the fuselage interior, and (iii) a walkway moveable between a stowed position and a first deployed position in which the walkway extends from the fuselage at a first angle to the horizontal and connects the opening with a location remote from the aircraft, wherein the walkway is also moveable between the stowed position and a second deployed position, in which the walkway extends from the fuselage at a second angle to the horizontal and connects the opening with a location remote from the aircraft, the second angle being different from the first angle, a longitudinal portion of the walkway, in the first deployed position, defines a stepped surface having a first step height, whereas that longitudinal portion of the walkway, in the second deployed position, defines either (a) a substantially even surface, or (b) a stepped surface having a second step height, the second step height being less than the first step height.