AIRCRAFT Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: aeronautical engineering; container shipment of cargoes in passenger cabin. SUBSTANCE: aircraft has luggage-cargo compartment for placing the containers and system for moving them and passenger cabin on whose floor rails are secured for passenger seats; aircraft is provided with on-board system for transfer of containers from cargo compartment to passenger cabin in case of dismantling several seats. Besides that, there is cut-out in the floor of passenger cabin which is closed with doors; this cut-out is designed for loading and unloading the containers. Longitudinal rails laid on the floor of passenger cabin may be used for securing roller track on them for transfer of containers. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 6 cl, 7 dwg