An apparatus comprising a float bag (120) comprising an air bladder (210) configured to inflate when an aircraft (100) lands in the water, a girt (220, 230, 240) coupled to the air bladder (210) and configured to attach the air bladder (210) to the aircraft (100) via at least one airframe fitting (160), and a load attenuator (250) coupled to the girt (220, 230, 240) and configured to be positioned between the girt (220, 230, 240) and the airframe fitting (160) when the float bag (120) is attached to the aircraft (100).
Crash load attenuator for water ditching and floatation
Crashlastdämpfer für Wasserlandungen
Atténuateur de charge pour dispositif d'amerrissage et de flottaison
13.04.2016
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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