An aircraft has an aft main cargo cabin with a low deck floor, and a rear access configured to provide access to the aft main cargo cabin from behind the fuselage. The deck floor of the aft main cargo cabin is lower than a first deck floor of a forward main cabin of a forward section of the fuselage. The aft main cargo cabin has a second height that is greater than the first height of the forward main cabin, allowing the aft main cargo cabin to accommodate oversize cargo with larger dimension(s). The aircraft may be built with such an aft main cargo cabin and rear access, or may be a modified aircraft that includes such an aft main cargo cabin and rear access. Related methods of reconfiguring a base aircraft into a modified aircraft having such an aft main cargo cabin and rear access are also disclosed.

A public transportation vehicle comprises a passenger cabin, comprising a cabin floor, and a plurality of seating tracks, fixed to the cabin floor at locations along the passenger cabin. The public transportation vehicle further comprises a plurality of passenger seats selectively releasably fixed to at least one seating track of the plurality of seating tracks. The public transportation vehicle additionally comprises at least one cargo cart that is selectively releasably fixable to at least one seating track of the plurality of seating tracks.

A public transportation vehicle comprises a passenger cabin, comprising a cabin floor, and a plurality of seating tracks, fixed to the cabin floor at locations along the passenger cabin. The public transportation vehicle further comprises a plurality of passenger seats selectively releasably fixed to at least one seating track of the plurality of seating tracks. The public transportation vehicle additionally comprises at least one cargo cart that is selectively releasably fixable to at least one seating track of the plurality of seating tracks.

A cargo conveying system for conveying cargo items, in particular containers and/or pallets, in a cargo hold of an aircraft having at least one cargo conveying device, in particular roller conveyors. The cargo conveying device includes at least one frame, at least one roller drive unit having at least one roller for conveying the cargo items, at least one main line strand, in particular a partial cable harness, arranged on the frame, and at least one distributor module for connecting the at least one main line strand to at least one further main line strand. The distributor module is arranged on the frame and is connected to the roller drive unit via at least one secondary line strand.

A control device for a cargo loading system on a cargo deck of a cargo aircraft. The control device includes a plurality of selection switch elements each for selecting a loading configuration from a plurality of possible loading configurations, at least one first indicator device, comprising a display for outputting an at least partial depiction of the cargo deck, at least one second indicator device to be arranged (directly) on the cargo deck, in particular on system components of the cargo loading system, and a computing unit. The computing unit is configured to: a) determine a selected loading configuration based on signals from at least some of the selection switch elements; b) using the selected loading configuration, determine an identification region on the cargo deck and/or an identification selection of system components; and c) visualize the identification region and/or the identification selection using the first indicator device and the second indicator device (simultaneously).

A control device for a cargo loading system on a cargo deck of a cargo aircraft. The control device includes a plurality of selection switch elements each for selecting a loading configuration from a plurality of possible loading configurations, at least one first indicator device, comprising a display for outputting an at least partial depiction of the cargo deck, at least one second indicator device to be arranged (directly) on the cargo deck, in particular on system components of the cargo loading system, and a computing unit. The computing unit is configured to: a) determine a selected loading configuration based on signals from at least some of the selection switch elements; b) using the selected loading configuration, determine an identification region on the cargo deck and/or an identification selection of system components; and c) visualize the identification region and/or the identification selection using the first indicator device and the second indicator device (simultaneously).

A wireless power delivery system for aircraft seats includes an NFC power receiving device disposed at a known location proximal to floor rail bracket engaging portion of the seat, and an NFC power delivery device engages a corresponding bracket disposed underneath the aircraft floor. The brackets are aligned to each other to ensure the disposition of the NFC power delivery device is sufficiently close to the NFC power receiving device to effectively transfer power. The NFC power delivery device is disposed in a cargo container. Bracket engaging elements in the seat rows include features that indicate a location on a lower bracket to align the NFC power receiving device to the NFC power delivery device.

A side guide for guiding and/or fastening pieces of cargo, in particular containers and/or pallets, in an aircraft. The side guide has at least one side guide device and at least one holding unit. The holding unit comprises a fastening frame extending in a longitudinal direction and at least one securing device arranged on the fastening frame, which has a plurality of recesses extending transversely to the longitudinal direction. The side guide device is insertable at different positions into at least one of the recesses and can be secured in the inserted state at the different positions by the securing device. The side guide device has at least one contact element, which, in the inserted state, can be engaged with at least one fixing element, displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the securing device.

A side guide for guiding and/or fastening pieces of cargo, in particular containers and/or pallets, in an aircraft. The side guide has at least one side guide device and at least one holding unit. The holding unit comprises a fastening frame extending in a longitudinal direction and at least one securing device arranged on the fastening frame, which has a plurality of recesses extending transversely to the longitudinal direction. The side guide device is insertable at different positions into at least one of the recesses and can be secured in the inserted state at the different positions by the securing device. The side guide device has at least one contact element, which, in the inserted state, can be engaged with at least one fixing element, displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the securing device.

A fastening device for releasable connection to a perforated rail of an aircraft and a method of assembly for such a fastening device. The fastening device comprises a housing having at least one locking head portion fixedly connected to the housing, at least one shear pin and an actuating pin. The locking head portion is insertable into a rail hole of the perforated rail and slidable along the longitudinal direction of the perforated rail to a locking position in which the locking head portion engages a slot portion of the perforated rail. The shear pin can be engaged with a rail hole of the perforated rail by axial displacement. The actuating pin is rotatably arranged relative to the housing and connected to the shear pin in such a way that a rotation of the actuating pin causes an axial displacement of the shear pin relative to the housing.