A mobility vehicle transfer platform includes an elevation passage provided in a structure provided with a take-off and landing site for an air mobility vehicle and having an internal space extending in the vertical direction to be connected to the take-off and landing site and to allow a ground mobility vehicle to be elevated or lowered through the internal space to be connected to or separated from the air mobility vehicle, and an elevation unit provided in the internal space of the elevation passage, having an elevation portion selectively connected to the ground mobility vehicle and configured for elevating or lowering the ground mobility vehicle in the elevation passage when the ground mobility vehicle is connected to the elevation portion.

A mobility vehicle transfer platform includes an elevation passage provided in a structure provided with a take-off and landing site for an air mobility vehicle and having an internal space extending in the vertical direction to be connected to the take-off and landing site and to allow a ground mobility vehicle to be elevated or lowered through the internal space to be connected to or separated from the air mobility vehicle, and an elevation unit provided in the internal space of the elevation passage, having an elevation portion selectively connected to the ground mobility vehicle and configured for elevating or lowering the ground mobility vehicle in the elevation passage when the ground mobility vehicle is connected to the elevation portion.

A stop device for holding a unit load device in place on decking is described. In one example, the stop device includes a cylindrical socket having an outer surface, an inner surface, an open end, and a closed end. The stop device also includes a circular brim extending out from the outer surface, substantially perpendicular to the outer surface of the cylindrical socket, and a handle rod assembly that extends from the closed end of the cylindrical socket. The handle rod assembly can be used to lower the cylindrical socket into an aperture in the decking, such as aperture for a caster wheel in the decking. The handle rod assembly can also be used to rotate the stop device, aligning a circular segment cutout of the circular brim with an edge of the unit load device, to lock the stop device in place below the edge of the unit load device.

An aircraft including at least one hold configured to store containers along at least one storage line, and at least one opening configured to provide a passage between the hold and the exterior of the aircraft, the opening being positioned in vertical alignment with the storage line or in line with the storage line. The hold comprises at least one loading and unloading device comprising at least one carriage, at least one guiding system configured to move the carriage along the storage line, at least one spreader equipped with at least one system for grasping the containers, and at least one vertical movement system that is configured to move the spreader vertically with respect to the carriage.

Disclosed is a method of operating a Portable Cargo Panel (PCP) for an aircraft, including: detecting a gesture on a display of the PCP; determining that the gesture is a command to view on the display a first cargo compartment; securing a wireless connection with the first control panel therein; receiving, from the first control panel, a health state of each of a plurality of Cargo Handling Units (CHUs) therein; displaying, on the display, the first cargo compartment with the plurality of CHUs and the operational state of the plurality of CHUs; controlling one or more of the CHUs in the first cargo compartment by transmitting, to the first control panel, a command to: run a diagnostic test against the one or more of the plurality of CHUs; or control the plurality of CHUs to move a Unit Load Device (ULD) into, within or out of the first cargo compartment.

Disclosed is a method of operating a Portable Cargo Panel (PCP) for an aircraft, including: detecting a gesture on a display of the PCP; determining that the gesture is a command to view on the display a first cargo compartment; securing a wireless connection with the first control panel therein; receiving, from the first control panel, a health state of each of a plurality of Cargo Handling Units (CHUs) therein; displaying, on the display, the first cargo compartment with the plurality of CHUs and the operational state of the plurality of CHUs; controlling one or more of the CHUs in the first cargo compartment by transmitting, to the first control panel, a command to: run a diagnostic test against the one or more of the plurality of CHUs; or control the plurality of CHUs to move a Unit Load Device (ULD) into, within or out of the first cargo compartment.

An aircraft cargo hold unloading and collection system having an aircraft body, a lifting device, and a netted shelf. The lifting device is arranged on the aircraft body, and the lifting device is connected to the aircraft body through communication. The lifting device has a retractable cable. One end of the cable can be connected to the cargo hold, and the other end is fixed relative to the aircraft body. The netted shelf is used to be arranged on the ground, and the aircraft body is provided with a position identification part. The netted shelf is provided with a trigger part, and the position identification part can identify the signal transmitted from the trigger part to locate the netted shelf.

An aircraft fuselage assembly includes a primary structure with first and second rows of support elements extending parallel to a longitudinal axis and into an interior space of the fuselage where they have a free end. The free ends of the first and second rows are spaced from one another to from a free space below a common plane of the free ends and extending to the primary structure. A cargo floor assembly with at least one first cargo floor element is fixedly connected to the free ends of the first row in the common plane and at least one second cargo floor element fixedly connected to the free ends of the second row in the common plane. At least one central cargo floor element is arranged between the first and second lines and is releasably connected to the support elements of the first and second rows.

Delivery systems for aerial vehicles may provide a passive automatic delivery system that is automatically triggered during landing of the aerial vehicle. One or more arm assemblies of the delivery system may include a respective landing arm, resilient member, and package guide. The landing arm is configured to rotate in response to an applied external force, with the resilient member being operatively coupled to the landing arm and configured to bias the landing arm towards a resting position. The package delivery system automatically releases the package when a delivery condition is met, such as the landing arms of the delivery system being rotated past a threshold position. Delivery systems can thus passively and automatically ensure that all landing arms are on a landing surface before the package is released. Related methods include approaching and contacting a landing surface, and releasing the package at the landing surface of the delivery location.

A method for controlling an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle for delivery of a medication package includes determining a thermal control period for the medication package. The method also includes identifying a delivery location corresponding to the medication package. The method also includes identifying at least one environmental characteristic of an environment that includes a delivery three-dimensional flight path between a starting location and the delivery location, wherein the at least one environmental characteristic indicates an actual weather value at the delivery location. The method also includes determining whether to deliver the medication package based on the thermal control period and the at least one environmental characteristic, using the unmanned aerial vehicle.