Air Droppable 4-6 Men LR or 6-10 Men Life Raft
The Helicopter Aerial Rescue Kit, is the most advanced
search and rescue aerial deployed life raft system on the market. It is an
air-to-sea rescue system which is manually deployed from rotary winged
aircraft. Each kit that is deployed provides a 10 man life raft, with
sufficient survival contents to sustain life for 4-6 Menor 6 – 10 persons for 24 hours.
Up to two kits, with a buoyant connecting rope, can be
dropped, allowing refuge for 12 – 20 persons in one deployment pass. The system
includes a drogue chute to slow and stabilise the descent to a safe velocity on
water impact. An added feature is the
option to disengage the drogue chute for low level drops. The Kit can be
attached to military SAR helicopters and P-3 Orion aircraft but can be customised to other military aircraft types ,
Accuracy of delivery
The accuracy of delivery is enhanced by a proprietary
water-activated device which inflates the life-raft upon the kit’s immersion in
water and minimises wind drift during descent. The life-rafts are inflated upon
water entry by a compressed gas cylinder. A fast-acting, automatically-deployed
sea anchor improves raft inflation and stability characteristics. The life raft
is packed in a way to promote a “right way up” attitude during inflation. The unit of a compact design that aids in handling,
portability and storage. To increase life, the content are vacuum packed.
Survival Equipment
Packed Inside of Life raft
Exhausted and possibly injured survivors do not have to
spend additional energy trying to pull and lift the equipment into the raft as
life saving equipment is packed into the life raft, ensuring quick and easy
access a personal locator beacon (PLB) or CSEL can be also included .
Customisation of Military
Survival Contents
The survival contents can be specified by the customer in
order to suit the environment of use. Typically, items will include blankets,
water, first aid kit, flares, PLB Radios , etc. Inflation at Sea Level
After water immersion, inflation of the life raft and
deployment of a fast acting sea anchor is automatic. This is a major
improvement over systems that inflate life rafts in the air and are prone to
being blown out of position. The pack descends to the water quickly and by the
time the life rafts inflate, the sea anchor is already deployed. Typically
systems are deployed
within 50 ft of target.
Easy Access
The buoyant, connecting rope guides survivors to the nearest
life raft, creating an important lifeline to safety, especially in stormy
conditions.
