The invention proposes an aircraft assembly comprising first and second seat rails (210, 220) of the known type that are typically used for interlocking with an aircraft seat, and a systems component mounting member (100) interlocked with those seat rails. The mounting member has a first anchor member (130) interlocked with the first seat rail and a second anchor member (140) interlocked with the second seat rail. The assembly includes an aircraft systems component (320) mounted on the mounting member. In this way, the existing seat rails (also known as seat tracks) of the aircraft can be used for attachment of support brackets for aircraft systems components such as fuel pipes, conduits for electrical wiring, vent pipes etc. Typically, systems components within an aircraft fuselage are mounted via systems brackets that are fastened to fuselage structure such as a frame or stringer. However, it is sometimes necessary to provide aircraft systems components in parts of the fuselage of an aircraft in which it is undesirable to modify the aircraft structure in order to attach such systems brackets. For example, systems components that are only provided in some variants of an aircraft type (e.g. a fuel tanker variant of a transport aircraft), or that are retrofitted after final assembly of the aircraft. The present inventors have developed a novel way of using existing seat rails to provide anchorage points for systems brackets for such systems components.


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    Title :

    SEAT RAIL MOUNTING MEMBER


    Additional title:

    SITZSCHIENEN-MONTAGEELEMENT
    ÉLÉMENT DE MONTAGE DE RAIL DE SIÈGE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-02-13


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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