Anti-hijacking system for airplanes and airports

• US 20030090382A1
• Filed: 09/26/2002
• Published: 05/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Daniel Shear
• Original Assignee: Daniel Shear
• Inventors: Shear, Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 7,193,520 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/574
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 1/1469 Doors between cockpit and cabin
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/0031 means for overriding or restricting access to flight controls
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/0034 by ground-control override
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/0042 by spraying or injecting chemicals
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/0059 by communicating emergency situations to ground control or between crew members
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/02 with smoke, gas, or coloured or odorous powder or liquid
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0297 Robbery alarms, e.g. hold-up alarms, bag snatching alarms

Abstract

An anti-hijacking apparatus for aircraft and airports including combinations of the following elements: panic/silent alarms hidden on the aircraft, brake locks on the aircraft which can be controlled remotely, tire deflating devices which can be controlled remotely, a fuel line shut-off valve which can be controlled remotely, a fortified cockpit door, bullet proof backs to cockpit seats, a flight system remote control which protects high rise buildings from aircraft collisions, smoke generators, gas dispensers, and other methods of obscuring vision in the passenger cabin, and stun devices and tranquilizer darts.

Claims

1. An aircraft anti-hijacking apparatus comprising an aircraft having a passenger cabin, the aircraft having means selectively to stun persons in the aircraft during an attempted hijacking.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising means to obscure vision in the passenger cabin during an attempted hijacking.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a radar unit with a signal output, a system control computer having a control input and a plurality of control outputs, and a signal transmitter having a signal input;

the radar unit sensing when the aircraft approaches a building and emitting a signal through the signal output;

the signal transmitter receiving the signal through the signal input and transmitting the signal;

the control computer receiving the signal through the control input and using the control outputs to redirect the aircraft away from the building.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the means selectively to stun persons comprises a remote control taser gun.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the aircraft has steering means and the means selectively to stun persons comprises means to electrify the steering means.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the aircraft has an inner airspace and means to flood the inner airspace with atmospheric additives selected from the group consisting of soporific gas, lacrimators, smoke, and tranquilizer gas.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the aircraft has a panic alarm which can be actuated surreptitiously during an attempted hijacking.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a cockpit, the cockpit being divided from the passenger cabin by a bullet resistant divider which can be securely locked.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising:

means to obscure vision in the passenger cabin during an attempted hijacking;

a radar unit with a signal output, a system control computer having a control input and a plurality of control outputs, and a signal transmitter having a signal input;

the radar unit sensing when the aircraft approaches a building and emitting a signal through the signal output;

the signal transmitter receiving the signal through the signal input and transmitting the signal;

the control computer receiving the signal through the control input and using the control outputs to redirect the aircraft away from the building;

an engine mounted on the aircraft, the engine receiving fuel through a fuel line; and

a means selectively to interrupt fuel flow to the engine through the fuel line;

pneumatic tires mounted on the aircraft and means selectively to deflate the pneumatic tires during an attempted hijacking;

brakes mounted on the aircraft and means selectively to lock the brakes during an attempted hijacking;

a panic alarm which can be actuated surreptitiously during an attempted hijacking; and

bullet resistant seats mounted on the aircraft.

10. An anti-hijacking apparatus having a radar unit with a signal output, a system control computer having a control input and a plurality of control outputs, and a signal transmitter having a signal input;

the radar unit sensing when an aircraft approaches a building and emitting a signal through the signal output;

the signal transmitter receiving the signal through the signal input and transmitting the signal;

the control computer receiving the signal through the control input and using the control outputs to redirect the aircraft away from the building.

11. The anti-hijacking apparatus of claim 10 having a panic alarm mounted on the aircraft which can be actuated surreptitiously during an attempted hijacking.

12. The anti-hijacking apparatus of claim 11 having means remotely to stun persons during a hijacking.

13. The anti-hijacking apparatus of claim 10 wherein the aircraft has brakes mounted thereon and means remotely to lock the brakes during an attempted hijacking.

14. The anti-hijacking apparatus of claim 10 wherein the aircraft has an engine mounted thereon, the engine receiving fuel through a fuel line, and means remotely to interrupt the passage of fuel through the fuel line.

15. The anti-hijacking apparatus of claim 10 having pneumatic tires mounted on the aircraft and means remotely to deflate the pneumatic tires during an attempted hijacking.

16. An anti-hijacking apparatus comprising a plurality of spaces which can be occupied by a person, a bullet resistant divider which can be securely locked, and means selectively to inactivate persons occupying one of said spaces.

17. The anti-hijacking apparatus of claim 16 wherein the spaces are on an aircraft, one of the spaces is a cockpit, and the means selectively to inactivate persons can be found in the cockpit.

18. The anti-hijacking apparatus of claim 17 wherein the cockpit has a seat mounted therein, the seat has a back, and the back is bullet resistant.

19. The anti-hijacking apparatus of claim 16 wherein the spaces are on an aircraft, one of the spaces is a passenger cabin, and the means selectively to inactivate persons can be found in the passenger cabin.

20. The anti-hijacking apparatus of claim 16 wherein the spaces are on a vehicle.