Operational ground support system
First Claim
1. An integrated operational ground mobility and support system comprising:
- at least one aircraft, at least one of said at least one aircraft having at least one service opening on at least one side of said at least one aircraft;
an airport terminal having at least one airport interface terminal docking port;
the at least one airport interface terminal docking port having at least one ground support service sub-system, mating with said at least one aircraft at said at least one service opening, and comprising a plurality of servicing levels; and
a remote baggage handling system that is remotely located from and transfers baggage to and from said airport terminal,said at least one ground support service sub-system providing a plurality of services, at least one of which being a non-cargo service, through one of said at least one service opening and on said plurality of levels.
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Abstract
An integrated operational ground mobility and support system (10) that includes an aircraft (12) having one or more service openings on a side of the aircraft (12). The integrated support system (10) may have an airport interface terminal docking port (14) that has a ground support service sub-system. The docking port (14) mates with the aircraft (12) at the service openings and has multiple service levels. The ground support service sub-system provides services to the aircraft (12) through the service openings and on the service levels. The integrated support system (10) may have in addition to or in replacement of the interface terminal docking port an aircraft loader/unloader. The loader/unloader has ground support service sub-systems and mates with the aircraft (12) at one or more of the service openings. The service sub-systems of the loader/unloader include a passenger ingress/egress system (62) and provide services to the aircraft (12).
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30 Claims
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1. An integrated operational ground mobility and support system comprising:
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at least one aircraft, at least one of said at least one aircraft having at least one service opening on at least one side of said at least one aircraft; an airport terminal having at least one airport interface terminal docking port; the at least one airport interface terminal docking port having at least one ground support service sub-system, mating with said at least one aircraft at said at least one service opening, and comprising a plurality of servicing levels; and a remote baggage handling system that is remotely located from and transfers baggage to and from said airport terminal, said at least one ground support service sub-system providing a plurality of services, at least one of which being a non-cargo service, through one of said at least one service opening and on said plurality of levels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An integrated operational ground mobility and support system comprising:
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at least one aircraft, at least one of said at least one aircraft having a plurality of service openings on at least one side of said at least one aircraft; and at least one airport interface terminal docking port, at least one of said at least one airport interface terminal docking port having at least one ground support service sub-system, mating with said at least one aircraft at and comprising a plurality of corridors and bridgeheads associated with said plurality of service openings; said at least one aircraft having a passenger servicing bridge having a jetway, said jetway having at least two doorways; said at least one ground support service sub-system providing a plurality of services simultaneously on multiple levels to said at least one aircraft through said plurality of service openings, at least one of said plurality of services being a non-cargo based service. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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