REDUCED-GROUND-TIME AIRCRAFT ADAPTED FOR SAVING PASSENGERS AND/OR CARGO IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND VEHICLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF

摘要

The inventions relate to aviation and to ground transport. An aircraft adapted for saving passengers in the event of an emergency consists of an upper and a lower part. The upper part is designed to be capable of controlled flight in the absence of the lower part, and comprises a fuselage, a cockpit, a tail assembly, engines and landing gear. The lower part of the fuselage is configured in the form of a passenger compartment and is equipped with means for autonomous soft landing after detachment from the upper part of the fuselage. A vehicle is proposed for transporting a flight-ready lower fuselage part within an airport, and also for coupling said lower part to an upper fuselage part. The vehicle comprises a chassis, a spring-loaded platform, a powertrain, a transmission, running gear, steering mechanisms, a frame, a braking system and a driver's compartment. The vehicle is equipped with a spring-loaded platform, and the chassis is provided with independent electric wheel drives and means for inflating the wheels with air. The inventions are directed toward reducing the time required to prepare an aircraft for flight at an airport terminal.