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A system and method for converting the interior of a light aircraft such that it can be used to transport patients or cargo. The seats and other fixtures are removed from the aircraft cabin and a rack-like structure is temporarily secured to the tracks in the floor along one side of the cabin. A mov

A system and method for converting the interior of a light aircraft such that it can be used to transport patients or cargo. The seats and other fixtures are removed from the aircraft cabin and a rack-like structure is temporarily secured to the tracks in the floor along one side of the cabin. A moveable ramp is secured to the tracks in the floor of the cabin adjacent the door such that it can be positioned in the doorway to extend from the door to the rack-like structure for loading and unloading. A stretcher or cart having casters on the bottom thereof is placed on the ramp and rolled onto the rack-like structure.

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A system for converting the interior of a light aircraft so that cargo can be easily loaded or unloaded through a door of said aircraft, said system comprising: first means for forming a rack-like structure onto which said cargo can be loaded, said first means comprising means for removably securing

A system for converting the interior of a light aircraft so that cargo can be easily loaded or unloaded through a door of said aircraft, said system comprising: first means for forming a rack-like structure onto which said cargo can be loaded, said first means comprising means for removably securing said rack-like structure to the interior of said aircraft; and second means, adjacent said first means, for forming a ramp from said door of said aircraft to said rack-like structure such that cargo can be moved over said ramp and onto said rack-like structure, said ramp comprising means for removably securing said ramp to said aircraft adjacent to said first means such that said ramp is movable with respect to said rack-like structure through the interior of said aircraft and essentially parallel to said first means, and said second means comprising means for releasably securing said ramp within said aircraft such that said ramp can be positioned between said door and said rack-like structure for use in loading and unloading cargo and such that said ramp can be positioned away from said door when said ramp is not in use.