MECHANICAL AIRCRAFT SILL HEIGHT INDICATOR

摘要

An evacuation system is provided. The system may comprise a door sill, a girt coupled to the door sill, a slide coupled to the girt, and a measurement device coupled the girt and/or the slide. The measurement device may further comprise a line having a predetermined length and a weight coupled to the line, and the measurement device may be configured to adjust a length of the slide in response to a position of the weight. A method is also provided. The method includes opening a door to expose a door sill, inflating the emergency slide with the emergency slide coupled to the door sill, and deploying a measurement device configured to measure a height of the door sill from a surface. The measurement device may comprise a line coupled to the door sill and a buoyant weight coupled to the line, and wherein the line has a predetermined length.

主权项

1. A measurement device, comprising:
a slide; a line having a predetermined length and coupled to the slide; and a weight coupled to the line, wherein the measurement device is configured to exert a force on an inflation regulator in response to a position of the weight, wherein the inflation regulator is configured to at least one of inflate or deflate the slide in response to the force.