The Requirements for an Emergency Breathing System (EBS) in Over-Water Helicopter and Fixed Wing Aircraft Operations. Specification d'un Respirateur de Sauvetage pour Aeronefs a Voilure Fixe et a Voilure Tournante en Mission de Survol Maritime.

Abstract

This AGARDograph provides the latest worldwide statistics on survivability from a helicopter ditching. It concludes that the persistent 15% fatality rate is basically caused by drowning. The principal cause of drowning is due to inability to breath-hold long enough to make an escape. The provision of some form of Emergency Breathing System (EBS), whether a re-breather or compressed air unit, would extend the time underwater and hence improve survivability. The development of such units since the Second World War are described, and current available units are included to aid NATO and PfP Nations to review their choice. The importance of producing a course training package prior to the introduction of any new EBS into service is presented. Two examples are specifically cited. Finally, a summary is made of the current EBS situation as we enter into the 21st Century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA391786

Entities

Organizations

  • NATO Science and Technology Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Birds
  • Compressed Air
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Gases
  • International Relations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Safety Equipment
  • Second World War
  • Survival
  • Survival Equipment
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.