A rail for the fastening of equipment elements, such as, in particular, seats, in aircraft, includes a holding region for connection to an equipment element of an aircraft, and a support region to fasten the rail to a carrier element of the aircraft. The rail has a metallic shell which is, for example, made of titanium and which is filled with a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic filler material which is reinforced by short fibers. To produce the rail, a metallic molded part is used as a casting mold and is filled, for example by injection, with the filler material and, after the rail has been produced, forms the metallic shell for the filler material.

A fixed-wing cargo aircraft having a kinked fuselage is disclosed. The fuselage contains a continuous interior cargo bay, and includes a forward portion, an aft portion, and a kinked portion forming a junction in the fuselage between the forward and aft portions. The kinked portion contains a transition region of the cargo bay and defines a bend between a forward centerline and an aft centerline. The kinked portion is formed with a forward transverse frame section, a separate aft transverse frame section, and a plurality of longitudinal frame elements extending between the forward and aft frame sections, the forward frame being coupled to an aft end of the forward portion and the aft frame section being coupled to a forward end of the aft portion such that the aft frame section is angled with respect to the forward frame section about a lateral axis of the cargo aircraft.

A fixed-wing cargo aircraft having a kinked fuselage is disclosed. The fuselage contains a continuous interior cargo bay, and includes a forward portion, an aft portion, and a kinked portion forming a junction in the fuselage between the forward and aft portions. The kinked portion contains a transition region of the cargo bay and defines a bend between a forward centerline and an aft centerline. The kinked portion is formed with a forward transverse frame section, a separate aft transverse frame section, and a plurality of longitudinal frame elements extending between the forward and aft frame sections, the forward frame being coupled to an aft end of the forward portion and the aft frame section being coupled to a forward end of the aft portion such that the aft frame section is angled with respect to the forward frame section about a lateral axis of the cargo aircraft.

An aircraft passenger seating system comprises an array of floor panels (4) fixed within an aircraft cabin deck section (1), the floor panels (4) providing an array of discrete fixing means for removable attachment of a plurality of passenger seating units. The seating units may be of mutually different configurations each having a common footprint, such that the different configurations are interchangeable without having to re-arrange other seating units. The common footprint may be provided by a common size and shape of floor panel (4) or the floor panels (4) may provide a regular array of discrete fixing means such that the configurations may be positioned regardless of the position of the floor panels (4).

An aircraft passenger seating system comprises an array of floor panels (4) fixed within an aircraft cabin deck section (1), the floor panels (4) providing an array of discrete fixing means for removable attachment of a plurality of passenger seating units. The seating units may be of mutually different configurations each having a common footprint, such that the different configurations are interchangeable without having to re-arrange other seating units. The common footprint may be provided by a common size and shape of floor panel (4) or the floor panels (4) may provide a regular array of discrete fixing means such that the configurations may be positioned regardless of the position of the floor panels (4).

An aircraft that includes an outer skin having an opening formed therein, and a cargo compartment including a plurality of side walls that define an interior of the cargo compartment. The plurality of side walls are positioned such that the interior is in flow communication with the opening. The aircraft further includes a hinged panel coupled to the outer skin. The hinged panel is operable between a closed position for covering the opening and an open position for exposing the interior to an ambient environment outside the aircraft. A release device is configured to retain the hinged panel in the closed position, and configured to release the hinged panel for movement into the open position when an unexpected combustion event forms in the interior.

An aircraft that includes an outer skin having an opening formed therein, and a cargo compartment including a plurality of side walls that define an interior of the cargo compartment. The plurality of side walls are positioned such that the interior is in flow communication with the opening. The aircraft further includes a hinged panel coupled to the outer skin. The hinged panel is operable between a closed position for covering the opening and an open position for exposing the interior to an ambient environment outside the aircraft. A release device is configured to retain the hinged panel in the closed position, and configured to release the hinged panel for movement into the open position when an unexpected combustion event forms in the interior.

The present invention provides a seat adjustment device for an aircraft or spacecraft, comprising: a seat rail for connection to a floor; and a seat connection for connection to at least one seat; and a worm is provided which can be actuated to adjust the seat connection relative to the seat rail.

The present invention provides a seat adjustment device for an aircraft or spacecraft, comprising: a seat rail for connection to a floor; and a seat connection for connection to at least one seat; and a worm is provided which can be actuated to adjust the seat connection relative to the seat rail.

The invention relates to an aircraft seat attachment (100) including a body (20), a plunger (30), and an activation lever (50). The activation lever (50) includes a locking system (54) adapted to go from an open position corresponding to a free state of the activation lever (50) to a closed position corresponding to a locked state of the activation lever (50). The attachment also enables, in a locked state of said attachment, clamping of a seat rail between at least one boss (22) of said body (20) and the plunger (30), which includes a system (41) for maintaining by friction a force clamping the attachment to the rail in the locked state so that the activation lever (50) does not participate in maintaining said clamping force.