Invention Publication
- Patent Title: DISABLED AIRCRAFT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
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Application No.: US18378528Application Date: 2023-10-10
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Publication No.: US20240217673A1Publication Date: 2024-07-04
- Inventor: Michael Wiskus
- Applicant: West Metro Aviation, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MN Buffalo
- Assignee: West Metro Aviation, LLC
- Current Assignee: West Metro Aviation, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Buffalo
- Main IPC: B64F1/225
- IPC: B64F1/225 ; B64F1/223

Abstract:
A dolly with an inflatable airbag stack for placement beneath a portion of a disabled aircraft enables the aircraft to be raised and the subsequent transport of the aircraft without requiring cranes or heavy equipment. An adjustable height rigid support structure may be received by the dolly, the rigid support structure having an aircraft support platform that may be positioned on the top of the inflatable airbag stack such that as the airbag stack is raised, the aircraft support platform engages the disabled aircraft. The airbag stack may be deflated such that the weight of the aircraft is carried by the rigid support structure. The dolly's bed or another dolly in a recovery system may also receive a flat tire of a disabled aircraft. The dolly may receive a support platform extending between a pair of beams, the airbag stack seating on the platform.
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