Cockpit Airbag System
Cockpit Airbag System
(OP)
I have a client that has requested that I develope an airbag system for his helicopter. The purpose is to reduce the potential for cyclic headstrike injuries during a crash.
Are there any other helicopter owner opperators out there that think this would be a useful addition to helicopters?
Are there any engineers with any comments about this? I am wanting to develope a simple system based on a 3 axis accelerometer and automotive style glare shield mounted airbag.
Obviously, this system will need to be FAA approved on a no hazard basis and it must function correctly.
Are there any other helicopter owner opperators out there that think this would be a useful addition to helicopters?
Are there any engineers with any comments about this? I am wanting to develope a simple system based on a 3 axis accelerometer and automotive style glare shield mounted airbag.
Obviously, this system will need to be FAA approved on a no hazard basis and it must function correctly.
Nigel Waterhouse
Can-Am Aerospace
www.canamaero.com
RE: Cockpit Airbag System
Steven Fahey, CET
RE: Cockpit Airbag System
Airbags only really work if the target is sitting in the right place, in which case, he might as well be wearing a full harness.
Cheers
Greg Locock
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RE: Cockpit Airbag System
Nigel Waterhouse B Eng (Hon's)
Can-Am Aerospace,LLC, Canadian Aircraft Certification Centre
www.canamaero.com
RE: Cockpit Airbag System
RE: Cockpit Airbag System
RE: Cockpit Airbag System
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Cirrus aircraft must have forseen a demand, and gone ahead, just like they did with the chutes.
For heli-pilots, the situation is more complex. The risky work, long-lining, normally demands that they be postured awkwardly to see down. Shoulder harnesses get in the way of the work on many machines, so some pilots would take them off, and when the s*** hits the fan, there's no time to put them back on.
This might be documented in TSB reports, it's worth a look into.
Steven Fahey, CET