Aircraft mounted display module

Abstract

An aircraft includes an aircraft body including one or more exterior surfaces and a projector secured to a component of the aircraft. The projector is configured to selectably project one or more images on the one or more exterior surfaces. A method of displaying a projected image on an aircraft surface includes moving a landing gear assembly of the aircraft from a retracted position to an extending position, activating a projector disposed at the landing gear assembly, and displaying a projected image at the aircraft surface via activation of the projector.

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technical field [0001] The subject matter disclosed herein relates to aircraft. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to displays of information that are projected onto aircraft surfaces. Background technique [0002] Recently, it has become increasingly common to see advertisements and other informational messages on items related to commercial air travel. Today, advertisements and other messages are often found on boarding passes, security tags, luggage tags, in-flight entertainment systems, and the like. Some aircraft operators have gone so far as to paint commercial images or advertisements onto various parts of the aircraft structure, such as the wings, vertical tail, or underside of the fuselage. This utilizes normally unused space to increase aircraft operator revenue. However, such rendered images are fixed in nature and can be costly, time-consuming and dangerous to impose and replace. Also, usually such images cannot be seen at night. The art would...

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However, such rendered images are fixed in nature and can be costly, time-consuming and dangerous to impose and replace

Also, usually such images cannot be seen at night

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