Emergency landing parachute-balloon system
View Patent ↗An emergency aircraft parachute-balloon system for assisting landings during abnormalities. Integrated modular enclosures house inflatable balloon-like apparatuses made of parachute materials along the fuselage. A sliding door seals each enclosure. A control system allows the pilot to remotely deploy balloons. Multiple balloons provide redundancy. Once deployed, the balloons gently bring down the aircraft to avoid crashes. Spacing prevents tangling. The customizability and aircraft integration distinguishes this invention from prior individual ejection/parachuting systems. Overall, this parachute-balloon system enables safe emergency landings to save lives.
1. An emergency landing parachute-balloon system, comprising:
a) an aircraft having a fuselage;
b) multiple enclosure assemblies mounted on lateral sides of the fuselage, wherein each enclosure assembly includes a sliding door coupled to a door actuator and houses a balloon formed of parachute materials;
c) a control assembly including a controller and a deployment actuator enclosed within the enclosure assembly, wherein the controller is electrically connected to the door actuator and to the deployment actuator, wherein said deployment actuator is operatively connected to the balloon; and
d) wherein by means of a main controller located on a cockpit of the aircraft, the controller receives an actuation signal to open the sliding door by actuating the door actuator and to deploy the balloon by means of activating the deployment actuator.
2. The emergency landing parachute-balloon system of claim 1 , wherein said enclosure assembly includes an inner chamber dimensioned to store said balloon prior to deployment.
3. The emergency landing parachute-balloon system of claim 1 , wherein said door actuator is a linear actuator.
4. The emergency landing parachute-balloon system of claim 1 , wherein said sliding door when in closed position creates a seal.
5. An emergency landing parachute-balloon system, comprising:
an aircraft having a fuselage; multiple enclosure assemblies mounted on window frames at lateral sides of the fuselage, wherein each enclosure assembly includes a sliding door coupled to a door actuator wherein the actuator is a linear actuator and each enclosure assembly houses a balloon formed of parachute materials, said sliding door having a closed and an opened position, wherein said sliding door creates a seal when in closed position;
a control assembly including a controller and a deployment actuator enclosed within the enclosure assembly, wherein the controller is electrically connected to the door actuator and to the deployment actuator, wherein said deployment actuator is operatively connected to the balloon; and
wherein by means of a main controller located on a cockpit of the aircraft, the controller receives an actuation signal to open the sliding door by actuating the door actuator and to deploy the balloon from an inner chamber of the enclosure assembly by means of the deployment actuator.
6. An emergency landing parachute-balloon system, consisting of:
an aircraft having a fuselage;
six enclosure assemblies mounted on window frames each at lateral sides of the fuselage, wherein each enclosure assembly includes a sliding door coupled to a door actuator, wherein the actuator is a linear actuator and each enclosure assembly houses a balloon formed of parachute materials, said sliding door having a closed and an opened position, wherein said sliding door creates a seal when in closed position, the enclosure assembly having a rectangular geometry;
a control assembly including a controller and a deployment actuator enclosed within the enclosure assembly, wherein the controller is electrically connected to the door actuator and to the deployment actuator, wherein said deployment actuator is operatively connected to the balloon; and
wherein by means of a main controller located on a cockpit of the aircraft, the controller receives an actuation signal to open the sliding door by actuating the door actuator and to deploy the balloon from an inner chamber of the enclosure assembly by means of the deployment actuator.