SportairUSA told
Aero-News earlier this week they have made another industry first
available on their StingSport Light Sport Aircraft -- airbag
restraints. The StingSport is the first LSA to incorporate the
AmSafe Aviation Inflatable Restraints (AAIR) system into its
aircraft safety features.
The AAIR is a self-contained modular restraint system designed
to improve occupant protection from serious head impact injury
during a survivable aircraft accident and enhance the
occupant’s ability to exit the aircraft. The AAIR system,
manufactured by AmSafe Aviation, performs essentially the same as
conventional seatbelts -- but with airbags contained within the
harness.
"The AAIR system delivers a progressive new approach in which
the airbag restraints deploy away from the occupant instead of
towards them" said Bill Canino of SportairUSA. "We are quite
impressed with the years of research and development and rigorous
testing of the AAIR system and believe its addition to our safety
feature portfolio greatly enhances StingSport pilot and passenger
safety."
As was previously reported in
Aero-News, the StingSport is already a pretty well
equipped little bird, offering features usually reserved for
larger aircraft such as a Ballistic Recovery Parachute System and a
standard Garmin 396. According to Canino the company "will continue
to evaluate and implement new features with safety as our primary
goal" for the StingSport.
The StingSport will be featured this Saturday, December 3 at the
EAA Sport Pilot Tour exhibit at Camarillo Airport (CMA) in
California.
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