Abstract: A table is incorporated into an aircraft staircase design. The table can be deployed when the stairs are stowed inside the aircraft cabin area. The table is upwardly biased such that when it is released from a locking mechanism the table flips up to horizontal.

Abstract: An aircraft stair system is provided with flexible bumpers configured to prevent abrupt impact of the first structure against the second. Each of the bumpers has a flexible body, a base portion, and a lever arm extending out over the base to create a gap and an open mouth.

Abstract: A table is incorporated into an aircraft staircase design. The table can be deployed when the stairs are stowed inside the aircraft cabin area. The table is upwardly biased such that when it is released from a locking mechanism the table flips up to horizontal.

Abstract: Opposing magnets are used to hold two hinged stairway portions together by including the magnets into opposing surfaces in an aircraft stairway arrangement. The relative position of one of the magnets relative to the other is used to establish a desired holding force.

Abstract: A stairway for aircraft is disclosed which includes first and second stair halves, one which nests in the other. The first half is hinged to the doorway and the second half is hinged to the first half. A mechanical resistance system uses different devices to allow for the airstair to be damped when switching between modes. A retracting arrangement is also disclosed.

Abstract: A storage retainer includes an open recessed area configured to store materials in an aircraft. The retainer includes an aft wall and a lower shelf for receiving materials thereon. The retainer includes one or more straps attach to a panel for securing objects, such as a flight manual, against the aft wall and the lower shelf. The straps attach to one or more anchors on the aft wall and one or more anchors on the lower shelf, therein biasing the panel towards the aft wall and the lower shelf to secure the materials in the open recessed area for easy access thereto.