Parachute landing of liferafts

Specialists of the company developed the parachute landing system of liferafts (RF Patent No. 2078009, the priority of 6 August 1994). The system allows parachute bunch of rafts type PSN-10 for 3-5 pieces. Rafts splashed down in the filled state, bound to each other by halyards length 60 m. Halyards have floats, allowing distress to get to their nearest raft. For the first time the system was shown in 1994, Novorossiysk on the teachings of the MES. Were dropped 5 pallets with 3-5 rafts on each. It was dropped 19 rafts for 190 people.

— Weight of cargo per single pallet: 750 kg
— The height of the landing: 150-500 m
— Drop speed with the full weight: 10-12 m/s
— The flight speed of the aircraft when dropping cargo: 280 – 320 km/h
— The length of the bunch of rafts: 120-240 m
— The wind speed at ground has no impact on the operation of the system
— The size of the pallet: 1400h1256 mm

 
In IL-76 can be located 26 pallets, i.e., maximum 130 rafts type PSN-10, which corresponds to the number of seats for 1,300 people. In An-12 can be located 9 pallets – maximum 45 rafts PSN-10, which corresponds to the number of seats for 450 people. In An-26 can be located 5 pallets – up to 25 rafts PSN-10, which corresponds to the number of seats for 250 people.

The company’s specialists can develop a system for rafts of Client’s country and under their transport aircraft with equipment for mechanized dropping of cargo platforms weighing 500-1000 kg.