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  CRASHWORTHY SEAT

Designed for light aircraft (pilot and passenger version) comprises 4 points harness fitted to the seat structure. The seat is attached to the aircraft structure by 4 attachments installed on the rails that enables horizontal movement of the seat. The back-rest and sitting platform are made of glass and carbon epoxy laminates.The energy absorption feature of the seat structure protect the man backbone against injury. Two hydraulic dampers supporting the back-rest significantly reduce forces in the harness during the dynamic load.

Specification

The aircraft crashworthy seat is designed to meet the crashworthy specification and the flammability resistance of FAR 23.

Manager of Department:
Krzysztof SZAFRAN Ph.D.Eng.
phone: (+48) 0 22 846 00 11 ext. 407, 303
fax: (+48) 0 22 846 44 32
e-mail: krzysztof.szafran@ilot.edu.pl



 
BASIC TECHNICAL DATA
Dimensions
Length of rail 490 mm
Beam 480 mm
Height 900 mm
Range of adjustment
Fore and aft 200 mm
Rotation of back-rest - fore 13o
Rotation of back-rest - aft 12o
Range of loads
Dynamic - fore 26 g
Dynamic - down 19 g
Weight 12.6 kg
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