Folding plug type aircraft door - has door formed in three sections secured in Z-configuration for folding against stops

摘要

The plug door is for a pressurisable aircraft fuselage, being mounted by a door hinge for swinging movement into and out of a door opening in the fuselage. The door is composed of three segments that are hinged to each other so that the door can be folded from a fully closed position in which the three segments are serially arranged to completely cover the door opening, into an unplugged position in which the three segments are oriented in a Z-shaped configuration. Stops are mounted on the fuselage adjacent the door opening and cooperate with corresponding stop members on the door to plug or secure the door in the door opening when the door is in a closed position. The stop members on the door and the door opening deregister as the door is folded to free the door for outward swinging movement about the hinge assembly.