Disabled aircraft transport systems
The high-capacity dolly system, featuring a lead and add-on dolly configuration with hinges and a ramp, addresses the challenges of moving disabled aircraft with heavy weight and oversized tandem wheels by providing effective weight distribution and accommodation, enhancing safety and efficiency.
WO2025072549A1 Publication Date: 2025-04-03DISABLED AIRCRAFT TOOLS LLC
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/US2024/048700
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2023-10-20
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-03
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing systems for moving disabled aircraft, particularly those with heavy weight and oversized tandem wheels, are inadequate as they cannot handle the weight or accommodate the size of the landing gear, leading to inefficiencies and safety hazards.
Method used
A high-capacity dolly system comprising a lead forward dolly and an add-on second dolly, hitched together with hinges and a ramp, which provides an enlarged and elongated combined bed region to support tandem wheels and distribute the aircraft's weight effectively.
Benefits of technology
The system enables the efficient and safe movement of disabled aircraft by distributing the weight of heavy aircraft and accommodating oversized tandem wheels, thereby reducing the risk of damage and improving operational efficiency.
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Abstract
A dolly with a U-shaped frame has parallel side beams and a lowered bed platform of two parallel spaced plates. An open ended dolly with corresponding side beams and a platform bed may connect to the dolly with the U-shape at hinge plate connections on the side beams of the dolly with the U-shaped frame and the open ended dolly. A ramp that is lowerable to engage the tarmac is raisable to engage the platform bed of the open ended dolly. The two dollies having a combined length of at least 9 feet. An open ended dolly may have a pair of fixed ramps extending from the bed platform downwardly. Each ramped displaced inwardly in a forward rearward direction from the respective ends of the open ended dolly. A dolly with a pair of side beams and a lowered dual plate bed platform is rotatable to an upright storage position.
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