A system for retracting a center console of an aircraft having a cockpit with an interior area includes the center console being positioned within the interior area of the cockpit and supporting one or more aircraft controls; a mechanism supporting the center console and to facilitate movement of the center console between an extended position and a retracted position; a control system for operating the mechanism to facilitate movement, the control system having at least one sensor for monitoring the interior space of the cockpit; the at least one sensor is to determine when a person is entering the cockpit; and the control system is to activate movement of the center console to the retracted position upon the sensor determining the person is entering the cockpit.
Automatic Retractable Center Console System for an Aircraft
2025-01-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |