Life raft system for an aircraft
AssigneeAirbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
InventorStefan HARMS
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Abstract
A life raft system for an aircraft, comprising a storage container; an inflatable life raft that is stored in the storage container in normal operation mode, an inflation device for inflating the inflatable life raft in an emergency mode, and a control unit for activating the inflation device in the emergency mode; wherein the control unit comprises a floatable control buoy with an activation member that is operable for activating the inflation device, wherein the floatable control buoy is provided for operation at a predetermined distance remote from an associated aircraft in an emergency mode.
Claims15
A life raft system for an aircraft, comprising:
- a storage container,
- an inflatable life raft that is stored in the storage container in normal operation mode,
- an inflation device for inflating the inflatable life raft in an emergency mode, and
- a control unit for activating the inflation device in the emergency mode;
- wherein
- the control unit comprises a floatable control buoy with an activation member that is operable for activating the inflation device, wherein the floatable control buoy is provided for operation at a predetermined distance remote from an associated aircraft in an emergency mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.