Abstract: A passenger seat system for a transport means has an elongate carrier structure to be attached, fixedly with respect to a structure, and having a main extent axis and mutually spaced-apart raster openings on the carrier structure top side, raster openings projecting into at least one lateral delimitation of the carrier structure, and a seat having a seat frame, displaceable and arrestable on the carrier structure, a bottom side lying on the carrier structure, and a top side holding a seat surface. The seat frame has an arresting device on the bottom side and has an operating unit coupled to the arresting device. The operating unit is movable into an arresting position and an unlocking position. The arresting device has an arresting lever movable into an engagement position, for lateral engagement into a raster opening, and a release position, in which the arresting lever is released from the carrier structure.

Abstract: A passenger seat system for a means of transport has a carrier structure which can be attached, fixedly with respect to a structure, and a seat having a seat frame being displaceable and arrestable on the carrier structure, a bottom side lying on the carrier structure, and a top side holding a seat surface. The seat frame has an arresting device on the bottom side and has an operating unit coupled to the arresting device. The operating unit is movable into an arresting position and an unlocking position. The arresting device has an arresting body movable perpendicularly with respect to the carrier structure and which can be moved into an engagement position and a release position. An arresting mechanism mechanically directly couples the arresting device to the operating unit such that the position of the arresting body is determined exclusively by the position of the operating unit.

Abstract: A system for taking a measurement at a connection element. The system has a force sensor having a first side and a second side. The force sensor is configured to provide a measured value representative for a force acting between the first and the second side of the force sensor. The system also has an ultrasonic sensor and a positioning bushing The positioning bushing has a positioning bushing recess, which is configured to receive the ultrasonic sensor, at least in part. The system also has a separate sensor bushing, mechanically coupled to the first side of the force sensor, and having a sensor bushing recess. The sensor bushing recess is configured to receive, at least in part, the positioning bushing and the first end of the connection element. A second end of the connection element can be mechanically coupled to the second side of the force sensor.

Abstract: A network node of a wireless communications network is provided in a means of transportation, for an aircraft, for ascertaining sources of interference, to a system with such a network node, to an associated method for ascertaining sources of interference of a wireless communications network provided in a means of transportation, for the aircraft, and to a computer program for executing the method. The network node includes an interference-power-ascertaining component, for ascertaining an interference power of an interfering radiation emitted from a source of interference, and a transmitting component for wireless or wirebound transmission of the ascertained interference power to a control device for determining at least one of a direction of the interfering radiation and a distance of the source of interference, including the position of the source of interference, on the basis of the ascertained interference power.

Abstract: An aircraft air conditioning system including a process air line having a first end connected to a process air source to allow a flow of process air therethrough. A ram air channel of the air conditioning system allows ambient air flow therethrough. A heat exchanger unit is disposed in the process air line and arranged within the ram air channel to thermally couple process air flowing through the process air line to ambient air flowing through the ram air channel. A water extractor disposed in the process air line downstream of the heat exchanger unit extracts water from the process air. A water supply system supplies extracted water into the ram air channel. The water supply system has a control arrangement to control a fluid connection between the water extractor and the ram air channel in dependence on an operating state of the aircraft air conditioning system.

Abstract: This relate to a method for attaching a component to a fuselage section of an aircraft or spacecraft. In a step of the method, a rail is arranged within a fuselage section of an aircraft, which rail extends in a longitudinal direction of the fuselage section. In another step, a support structure is movably mounted to the rail such that the support structure can be moved along the rail in the longitudinal direction of the fuselage section. The support structure comprises a positioning unit for positioning a tool for attaching the component to the fuselage section at a location where the component is to be attached to the fuselage section. The embodiments also relate to a device for attaching a component to a fuselage section of an aircraft.

Abstract: A method of providing an audio signal containing flight-related information to passengers on board the aircraft, a computer program product for carrying out such a method, an apparatus for providing an audio signal containing flight-related information to passengers on board an aircraft, and an aircraft comprising such an apparatus. A method embodiment comprises receiving a trigger to provide the audio signal, obtaining one or more predefined data fragments, obtaining flight-related information corresponding to a current flight of the aircraft, generating the audio signal based on the one or more predefined data fragments and the flight-related information, and providing the audio signal to one or more of the passengers on board the aircraft.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing an integrated shell element including: providing a shell element lay-up tool with an upper tool surface; laying-up a resin impregnated fibers on the upper tool surface to form the shell element; providing on the resin impregnated fibers a stiffener element layup tool having surfaces to support a stiffener element structure; laying-up resin impregnated fibers on the stiffener element lay-up tool to form the stiffener element; curing in a single step the resin impregnated fibers such that the fibers forming the shell element and the fibers forming the stiffener element are laminated into an integrated shell element having a longitudinal or transversal stiffener element; and separating the integrated shell element from the shell element and stiffener element lay-up tools.

Abstract: A system for repairing a component made out of a plastic comprises a frame, a multiaxial guide device coupled with the frame, with a tool holder arranged thereon, an optical acquisition device, a processing device, and a plastic deposition device. The frame comprises a mounting device for retaining the frame on a component surface. The optical acquisition device, the processing device and the plastic deposition device are arranged on the tool holder. The optical acquisition device is set up to optically inspect a surface area of the component lying in proximity to the frame from at least one viewing angle, so as to acquire the spatial structure of the surface area. The processing device is set up to remove material of a damaged area from the component for generating a base surface with a desired structure and boundary edges.

Abstract: A fillable stowage container for placement in a cargo hold area of an aircraft is provided. The stowage container comprises a housing structure, a first stowage segment accommodated in the housing structure, and an access opening for manually loading and unloading of the first stowage segment. The housing structure comprises an outer contour, which is configured to place the stowage container in a cargo area of an aircraft. The housing structure is accessible via the access opening from a cabin area above the cargo area, in which the stowage container can be placed. A second stowage segment is arranged within the housing structure and an access opening is provided for manual loading and unloading of the second stowage segment. Further, the first or the second stowage segment is designed as a waste container for placement of trash and the other stowage segment is designed as stowage compartment.

Abstract: A signal-initiation device for initiating control signals in an aircraft fuselage, an aircraft fuselage including a signal-initiation device of such a type, an aircraft including such a fuselage, and the use of a signal-initiation device of such a type. The signal-initiation device for initiating control signals in an aircraft fuselage comprises a switching area configured to generate at least one control signal for controlling at least one orifice shutter present in the aircraft fuselage; and an initiating component connected to the switching area, configured to introduce the at least one control signal into the aircraft fuselage.

Abstract: A cooling system for cooling electronic aircraft equipment comprises a primary cooling arrangement configured to provide basic cooling energy for cooling the electronic aircraft equipment and a supplemental cooling arrangement configured to provide supplemental cooling energy for cooling the electronic aircraft equipment. The supplemental cooling arrangement comprises a coolant supply system and a coolant distribution system. The coolant supply system is configured to supply a compressed coolant to the electronic aircraft equipment to be cooled, and the coolant distribution system is configured to selectively direct the compressed coolant supplied by the coolant supply system to at least one of a plurality of components of the electronic aircraft equipment.

Abstract: Described is a method for transmitting continuously created data items from an aircraft to a receiver. The data items are of a plurality of data types and each have a different priority. For each data type a live LIFO buffer and a main LIFO buffer are provided. In a regular operation mode continuously created data items are continuously stored in the main buffers. In a transmission operation mode continuously created data items are continuously stored in the live buffers, consecutive data packets are transmitted and for each data packet the data is selected from the buffers, wherein data items stored in live buffers are transmitted before data items stored in main buffers and data items of higher priorities are transmitted before data items of lower priorities. Further, a transmitter and an aircraft are described and claimed.

Abstract: A ceiling trim element for a passenger cabin of a vehicle, in particular for an aircraft cabin of an aircraft which has a planar panel element with a front side and a rear side, wherein the front side is provided to point towards the interior of the passenger cabin, and the rear side is provided to point away from the interior of the passenger cabin, wherein an image surface is provided in the panel element, wherein the image surface is assigned a varying pattern generator in order to illuminate the image surface with varying patterns, and having an illuminating ring generator to generate an illuminating ring which surrounds the image surface.

Abstract: A method for automatically controlling a transmission mode of an aircraft while the aircraft is communicating with a satellite is presented. In method step A), a transmission signal is generated by a transmission apparatus. In method step B), the transmission signal is transmitted to the satellite via an antenna of the aircraft that is set up to communicate with the satellite. In method step C), it is detected when a person stays inside or at an edge of a safety zone around the antenna by an apparatus for receiving radiation from the person via the antenna if the person is inside or at the edge of the safety zone. In method step D), the transmission of the transmission signal is automatically stopped or the transmission power of the transmission signal is automatically reduced by the transmission apparatus.

Abstract: A pressure bulkhead (1) for an aircraft fuselage (3) having a sandwich structure (5) which defines a central axis (9) and which extends between a circumferential edge area (7), wherein the sandwich structure (5) includes an inner cover layer (13), an outer cover layer (17), and a core layer (19), which extends between the inner and outer cover layers (13, 17) and connects them.

Abstract: A flight deck door assembly for an aircraft includes a flight deck bulkhead defining an access opening from a passenger deck area to a flight deck area of the aircraft, a lavatory bulkhead spaced apart from the flight deck bulkhead and defining a lavatory monument, a first lock containment arranged in a first portion of the flight deck bulkhead opposite to a door jamb formed by a second portion of the flight deck bulkhead, a second lock containment arranged in the lavatory bulkhead, and a flight deck door having a door blade hingedly coupled to the door jamb. The flight deck door is configured to latch to the first lock containment in a first closing position and to latch to the second lock containment in a second closing position.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining the position of an object having one or more magnetic elements. The apparatus includes magnetostrictive optical sensors, each arranged to produce a signal which is indicative of a proximity of the sensor to the one or more magnetic elements. The apparatus is arranged to determine the position of the object based on a plurality of such proximity signals.

Abstract: An aircraft has: an aircraft fuselage, a cabin region formed in the aircraft fuselage, underfloor region separated from the cabin region by a floor partition, and a fresh-water supply system. The fresh-water supply system has a fresh-water provision unit arranged in the underfloor region. The fresh-water supply system has multiple water extraction units which are each arranged in the cabin region, and a water line network branched off from the fresh-water provision unit and extending to the water extraction units. Each water extraction unit has a shut-off valve, a filter unit and a tapping point, which are coupled in series by means of water lines. Each filter unit has an exchangeable water filter with a first filter material designed for filtering particles out of the water flowing through the water filter and with a second filter material designed for softening the water flowing through the water filter.

Abstract: A trolley system for collecting and compacting rubbish in a vehicle has a trolley housing with two chambers formed therein with respective housing openings and a rubbish compacting device. The first and second chambers, and the first and second housing openings are arranged concentrically along a main direction of extent of the housing upper side or of the housing base. The openings are arranged above the second chamber. A sliding surface is arranged below the first opening and extends from an edge of the first opening, which edge is directed towards the second opening, to an edge of the first chamber, which edge is directed towards the second chamber. The compacting device arranged above the first chamber is designed to move a pressing plate between a starting position close to the housing upper side to a position lowered in the direction of the housing base to compact rubbish within the first chamber.