A rescue package is disclosed which is sized for launching from a moving platform such as an aircraft. The platform having a chute adapted to launch a rescue package which in an embodiment uses a container the same size as a container used to house a convention sonobuoy. The rescue package arrangement includes a container body externally sized and shaped to be launched from a moving platform using a launch tube and contains a main parachute located within the container; a drogue chute associated with the container deployed after deployment from the moving platform and connected to the main parachute by a drogue chute tether; a decelerator chute connected to the container and arranged to deploy with or after the drogue chute is deployed, and a delay mechanism arranged to delay deployment of the main parachute for a period of time after the drogue chute is deployed from the container. The container is adapted to contain a payload including at least one of the group of items: inflatable life raft, potable water, long-life food, matches, handheld light sources, handheld beacons, handheld communication devices, cell batteries, rope, water proof sheet material, blankets, sunscreen, hats, insect repellent, containers, utensils, sea-sickness tablets, water bailer, sponges, and wherein the decelerator chute assists the stabilisation of the container during at least a portion of the flight of the container.
AERIAL DEPLOYABLE RESCUE PACKAGE
2019-08-29
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen / A62B DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING , Vorrichtungen, Geräte oder Verfahren zur Lebensrettung / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |