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ENHANCING THE AIR TRAVEL ENHANCING THE AIR TRAVEL EXPERIENCE FOR PASSENGERS WITH EXPERIENCE FOR PASSENGERS WITH

REDUCED MOBILITY (PRM)REDUCED MOBILITY (PRM)Konrad Gruber, Sales Manager, BULMOR BULMOR AIRGROUND TECHNOLOGIES GMBHAIRGROUND TECHNOLOGIES GMBH

Enhancing the air travel experience for passengers with reduced mobility

(PRM)

DI (FH) Konrad Gruber, Sales Manager

Education Technical Collage for Mechanical Engineering, Austria Degree in Industrial Management, Austria Business Engineering and Process Design, Finland

Industrie Holding / Bulmor Sales of sideloaders and lifting trucks in CEE Sales of airport lifting vehicles, special handling solutions

Participant at PRM workshop/conferences of ACI (Airports Council International)

Headquarters and Manufacturing Plant in Austria

Daughter company of the Industrie Holding Group.-50 companies -820 employees -260 Mio. Euro turnover

Partner in the Middle East:AIRPO-TECH

BULMOR airground technologies

Current changes in air travel

1. Low far airlines

2. Age of air travelers, baby boomer generation

Baby Boomer Generation (1946 – 1963)

Example USA

On January 1st, 2011 the very first baby boomers turned 65

Every 8.5 seconds a baby boomer in the US turns 50 years old

The baby boom generation is the largest generation in American history

By 2015, people aged 50 and older will make up 45% of the American

Significant changes in the age distribution

Age Distribution

1910 2000 2050

Age

The baby boom phenomenon is responsible

for 50% of all consumer spending in the USA

80% of all leisure travel is taken by boomers!!!

The link between age and a disability

There is a strong correlation between age and disability

2/3 of disabled people are elderly

In order to be prepared for the future, airports and ground handling companies have to rethink:

Usage of Equipment

Handling procedures

+ 10-30% annually

(Europe)

Enormous growth rates of PRMs in the future

We are just at the beginning of a massive change!

Catering truck Conventional Ambulift

PRM handling is very different to Catering!

Differences

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Very short retention time at the aircraft position.

Always different amounts and a different mix (WCHC, WCHR/S) of PRMs

An ambulift does not take part in every aircraft handling process

The ambulifter is most often the last GSE-vehicle to arrive at the aircraft position (in particular at the outbound)

Modified catering trucks do not fulfil the special requirements for PRM handling!

Necessity of stabilizers- Loss of time for lowering and setting down the stabilizers- Vehicle is rendered immobile with lowered stabilizers

Wide turning radius due to long truck-chassis and short steering lock angle- Less flexibility at the apron- Large space requirement in small areas

Separation of driver‘s and passenger cabin- Two persons permanently required (driver and assistance)

Vehicle body with scissors- Min. docking height >1,6m- Passenger cabin can not be lowered to ground level- Tail lift required to bring passengers in cabin Components (especially steering, clutch, gear box) are not designed / dimensioned for rough operations at the apron (relatively short distances, high steering requirements)- High downtimes due to maintenance and reparation - High costs for maintenance and reparation

Characteristics and Disadvantages of Conventional Highlifters

Development of a dedicated PRM boarding vehicle by Lufthansa LEOS and BULMOR.

The SIDEBULL

The SideBull Concept I

7t-Sideloader-Series Vehicle, Type JDQ70, from BULMOR

Robust industrial technology

Sideloader forklift truck as carrier vehicle

Characteristics and Advantages of the SideBull

The SideBull Concept II

SideBull

carrier vehicle + control system + cabin with driver stand

Development of a new kind of highlifter based on robust, reliable and time-proven industrial technology.

Modification a cargo loader for usage as an passenger transportation vehicle.

No stabilizers required!

Potential:

Lifting while approaching the aircraft

Driving with raised cabin

There are no stabilizers which have to be set

Advantages:

Enormous time savings (up to 60%)

Simple operation

Higher safety level

Driver doesn‘t need to leave the cabin

More flexibility

Docking on with the SideBull I

The SideCat can be operated like a conventional highlifter.

In addition a more efficient and easier way of docking on is possible by using the

SIDECAT DOCKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

Cabin can be lifted to door height while approaching the aircraft

Manually or with the help of a lifting height pre-selection program

Crawling speed 2-3 km/h

Docking on at the aircraft door with raised cabin

Wide-angle cameras for surveillance of area under cabin and vehicle rear

Characteristics and Advantages of the SideBull

Piston rod

Steering cylinder tube

Hub

Steering arm

Wheel angle

King pin

Hydraulic oil

out

in

King pin

Axle body

The Steering System

Steering lock angle of nearly 90° Small turning radius of only 5-6m Robust dimensionioned steering axle

The Steering Axle

Full hydrostatic steering system (power assisted steering) with emergency steering

~90°

Characteristics:

Short vehicle length, 7m (conventional highlifters >9m)

Nearly 90° steering lock angle

Potential:

Small turning radius, 6-7m (conventional highlifters >11m)

High mobility

Less required space

High flexibility and maneuverability

Advantages:

Docking on at aircrafts when space conditions are

limited at the apron

Mobility and Manoeuvrability

M 1:200

R > 11m R 6-7m

ACH = 190m² ASB = 66m²

Other GSE

SideBull

Waiting times => Delay code on Ambulift!!!

Trixplex 3-stage-mast => Instead of Scissors

Stabile steel construction 10x safety of all components Sensor controlled chaines Check valves for cylinders

Potential:

Passenger cabin can be completely lowered to ground level

Docking on to busses (cabin and bus at same level)

Docking on at smaller aircrafts

Loading various passengers at the same time

Raised cabin can be moved sideways

Advantages:

Time savings

PRM enter cabin conveniently (no steps)

Securely loading and boarding

Flexibility

Lifting Operation from 0 – 6m/8,1m

Characteristics:

Driver‘s stand is integrated in the passenger cabin

Potential:

A one-man-operation is possible

Additional assistance person in the passenger cabin

is not necessary

Advantages:

Resource- and cost saving potential

One-Man Operation

Helping to comply with all relevant regulations for PRM handling…

14 CFR Part 382

§ 382.40 Boarding assistance for small aircraft.

§ 382.40a Boarding assistance for large aircraft.

(b) Carriers shall, in cooperation with the airports they serve, provide boarding assistance to individuals with disabilities using mechanical lifts, ramps, or other suitable devices that do not require employees to lift or carry passengers up stairs.

Helping to comply with all relevant regulations for PRM handling…

Small Range Aircrafts

PROBLEM: Low Door Sill Height

ATR 42/72 Canadair CRJ series Avro RJ85/RJ100 Embraer ERJ 135-190 Fokker 70/100 ….

Docking onto aircrafts where others have difficulties….

simply not possible

SideBull

ATR 42/72 Canadair CRJ series Avro RJ85/RJ100 Embraer ERJ 135-190 Fokker 50/70/100 Dash 8 Saab 2000

Small Range Aircrafts

Conventional Highlifter

Some Reference Projects

Ambulifters / PRM boarding vehicles

Visit us at stand C118at the Airport Show