Thu, Apr 14, 2005
Cessna Aircraft will be
equipping all of its new single engine piston aircraft with AmSafe
Aviation Inflatable Restraint (AAIR) seatbelt airbags. To date,
AmSafe seatbelt airbags have been installed on over 100 Cessna
single engine piston aircraft.
The AAIR is standard equipment in the pilot and copilot seats of
all new Skyhawks, Skylanes and Stationairs. It is also standard
equipment in the Skylane and Stationair's passenger seats directly
behind the pilot and copilot. Cessna offers the seatbelt airbag as
optional equipment for the Skyhawk and Stationair's aft cabin
passenger seats.
The first AmSafe seatbelt airbag equipped Skyhawk was delivered
in January 2005 to Midland College's flight department in Midland,
Texas.
The AAIR system is also available for installation on existing
Cessna single engine aircraft through a Supplemental Type
Certificate (STC).
These AAIR retrofit kits are sold exclusively through Cessna's
350 worldwide Service Stations. Only Cessna Service Stations are
trained and equipped to install the retrofit AAIR seatbelt airbags
on Cessna airplanes. The AAIR system is designed to enhance
passenger safety in aircraft by reducing head impact trauma in
otherwise survivable accidents. The Cessna version of the AAIR
seatbelt airbag is part of a three-point restraint system and
deploys during a dynamic crash event providing enhanced head and
neck protection.
The system resembles a
normal seat belt in size and shape, but it contains an airbag that
rapidly inflates upon sensing an impact. The airbag is folded into
a sheath on the lap restraint and safely deploys away from the
passenger, eliminating many of the hazards of automotive airbags
that deploy toward the occupant. The system is self-contained,
modular, and independent of aircraft power.
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