An emergency opening device of an aircraft door including a tubular actuating member (2); a resilient compression device; a retaining member for retaining the tubular actuating member (2), having a retaining wire (12) which, when the tubular actuating member (2) is in the retracted position, is held taut between a first attachment (14, 17) and a second attachment (16, 18); a release device which includes a cutting member (22) for transversely cutting the retaining wire (12).

A passenger door arrangement for an aircraft segment, which arrangement comprises a passenger door that is configured to assume a raised state and a lowered state, and a girt bar for arming and disarming an escape slide, the girt bar not altering its position relative to the passenger door in the transition from disarming to arming when the passenger door is in the lowered state. Also an aircraft segment, which comprises the passenger door portion and a fuselage portion, an external engagement means being fixed to the fuselage portion.

A passenger door arrangement for an aircraft segment, which arrangement comprises a passenger door, which is configured to assume a raised state and a lowered state, and a girt bar, for arming and disarming an escape slide, the girt bar not altering its position relative to the passenger door in the transition from disarming to arming, when the passenger door is in the lowered state. Additionally an aircraft segment, which comprises the passenger door portion and a fuselage portion, an external engagement arrangement being fixed to the fuselage portion.

A passenger door arrangement for an aircraft segment, which arrangement comprises a passenger door, which is configured to assume a raised state and a lowered state, and a girt bar, for arming and disarming an escape slide, the girt bar not altering its position relative to the passenger door in the transition from disarming to arming, when the passenger door is in the lowered state. Additionally an aircraft segment, which comprises the passenger door portion and a fuselage portion, an external engagement arrangement being fixed to the fuselage portion.

A hatch for closing an opening provided through an aircraft structure, related structure and method are provided. The hatch includes an inner sealing partition, intended to be mounted sealably on an aircraft structure and a locking assembly releasable from the inner partition on the structure. The hatch includes a valve for balancing pressure between an inner surface of the inner partition intended to be placed in an inner volume of the aircraft and an outer surface of the inner partition, intended to communicate with the outside of the aircraft. The valve is movable by a user between a closed sealing position and an open pressure balancing position. The releasable locking assembly is immobilized in its locking configuration when the valve is its closed sealing position.

A hatch for closing an opening provided through an aircraft structure, related structure and method are provided. The hatch includes an inner sealing partition, intended to be mounted sealably on an aircraft structure and a locking assembly releasable from the inner partition on the structure. The hatch includes a valve for balancing pressure between an inner surface of the inner partition intended to be placed in an inner volume of the aircraft and an outer surface of the inner partition, intended to communicate with the outside of the aircraft. The valve is movable by a user between a closed sealing position and an open pressure balancing position. The releasable locking assembly is immobilized in its locking configuration when the valve is its closed sealing position.

A method for deploying an inflatable slide includes increasing pressure within the inflatable slide, increasing a load in a force releasing member and a dampener, both of which are attached to the inflatable slide, in response to the increasing pressure within the evacuation slide, the load being increased at a slower rate than would occur if the dampener were not present, separating the force releasing member, and inflating the inflatable slide.

A method for deploying an inflatable slide includes increasing pressure within the inflatable slide, increasing a load in a force releasing member and a dampener, both of which are attached to the inflatable slide, in response to the increasing pressure within the evacuation slide, the load being increased at a slower rate than would occur if the dampener were not present, separating the force releasing member, and inflating the inflatable slide.

In some implementations, in an emergency in the vehicle, an emergency evacuation path is illuminated using the light emitted from the emergency evacuation rope where at least a portion of the emergency evacuation path extends to a location outside the vehicle. Egress of occupants along the emergency evacuation path is enabled using an emergency evacuation rope.

In some implementations, in an emergency in the vehicle, an emergency evacuation path is illuminated using the light emitted from the emergency evacuation rope where at least a portion of the emergency evacuation path extends to a location outside the vehicle. Egress of occupants along the emergency evacuation path is enabled using an emergency evacuation rope.