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AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE EMERGENCY BEACON, AND SUCH AN EMERGENCY BEACON

  • US 20160075445A1
  • Filed: 08/31/2015
  • Published: 03/17/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An aircraft comprising:

  • a fuselage having an outer face on which is fixed a second interface;

    at least one emergency beacon comprising;

    a base having a first interface designed to cooperate with the second interface in order to ensure fixing of the base onto the outer face, anda casing in which is housed at least electronic components including a control unit, a radio transmitter suitable for transmitting a distress radio signal and detector designed to detect an abnormal behavior of the aircraft; and

    fixing structure configured to take up a fixation position in which the fixing structure ensures the fixing of the casing onto the base or a separation position, in which the fixing structure does not ensure fixing of the casing onto the base, the transition from the fixation position to the separation position being ordered by the control unit when the detector detects an abnormal behavior, andin which the second interface is a physical interface designed to receive a navigation lamp, in which the first interface is a physical interface similar to the interface of the navigation lamp and in which the base comprises a mounting interface configured to receive a navigation lamp.

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