MODULAR RESTRAINT, RECOVERY, AND SURVIVAL SYSTEM
Abstract
A modular system, consisting of a seat back and bottom with a parachute bridle connected to the structure, provides greatly increased pilot restraint, comfort, and convenience by use of a combined flight and parachute harness. The system offers a survival capability which carries full escape automation beyond the point of parachute opening and through touchdown on either land or water. Development of the modular seat included: bridle geometry studies, opening shock studies, para-raft inflation studies, deceleration device development, various special tests, a system test series, and restraint development yielding a superior restraint system complete with hardware. Operational modes provided for were: automatic water entry with man in inflated raft, seated land touchdown, foot-first land touchdown, overside bailout, and ditching. Further development, already underway under other contracts, will combine this system with a rocket cushioning device; and later, the addition of the ballistic parachute should give a much more highly refined escape system than any presently in use. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 24, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0292761