本SAE航空航天信息报告（AIR）涵盖了用于在航站楼和飞机之间转移残疾乘客的登机设备。它提供了一个升降平台，方便进入飞机；它不包括航站楼内或街边换乘设备、机上或航站楼内使用的轮椅，或飞机登机桥。然而，应该认识到，对于许多残疾乘客来说，升降操作和向机舱内乘客座椅移动都需要一把登机椅。 这种轮椅广泛用于大型飞机，联邦航空局已经为通勤飞机的登机椅制定了性能规范。

This SAE Aerospace Information Report (AIR) covers handicapped passenger boarding devices used airside to transfer handicapped passengers between the terminal building and the aircraft. It provides an elevating platform to facilitate access to the aircraft; it does not cover devices for in-terminal or streetside transfers, wheelchairs for on-board aircraft or in-terminal usage, or aircraft boarding bridges. However, it should be recognized that for many handicapped passengers, a boarding chair is necessary for the lifting operation and movement to the passenger's seat inside the aircraft cabin. Such wheelchairs are widely used in larger aircraft, and the Federal Aviation Agency has developed a performance specification for a boarding chair for commuter aircraft.