Crashworthy Seats

UH-1Y TROOP SEAT

·        NEW STATE OF THE ART PASSIVE ENERGY ATTENUATOR (Patent No. 6,394,393) OPTIMIZED TO PROTECT OCCUPANTS WEIGHING FROM 110 to 240 POUNDS

·        STATICALLY QUALIFIED TO 20-20-10 g FOR ANY SEAT ORIENTATION

·        DYNAMICALLY QUALIFIED TO U.S. NAVY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UH-1Y

·        SUCCESSFULLY TESTED TO MIL-STD-810 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

·        5-POINT RESTRAINT ENSURES BEST OCCUPANT RETENTION DURING CRASH

·        WEIGHS 19.1 POUNDS WTIHOUT AIRFRAME ATTACHMENT

A2C2S OPERATOR SEAT

·        NEW STATE OF THE ART PASSIVE ENERGY ATTENUATOR (Patent No. 6,394,393) OPTIMIZED TO PROTECT OCCUPANTS WEIGHING FROM 110 to 240 POUNDS

·        STATICALLY QUALIFIED TO FAR PART 27, TSO-C127a & DETAILED IN AS8049A WITH A 255 POUND OCCUPANT INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 170 POUND OCCUPANT AND A SIDE LOAD OF 12 G’s INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 8 G’s

·        DYNAMICALLY QUALIFIED TO FAR PART 27, TSO-C127a & DETAILED IN AS8049A USING A 5^TH PERCENTILE FEMALE WEIGHT OF 102 POUNDS AND A 95^TH PERCENTILE MALE WEIGHT OF 251 POUNDS INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 170 POUND 50^TH PERCENTILE MALE WEIGHT. THE MAXIMUM LUMBAR LOAD REQUIREMENT FROM JSSG 2101-7 TABLE V WAS USED FOR THE HUMAN TOLERANCE REQUIREMENTS

·        5-POINT RESTRAINT ENSURES BEST OCCUPANT RETENTION DURING CRASH

·        WEIGHS LESS THAN 52 POUNDS

WHAT IS A CRASHWORTHY SEAT?

In the event of a crash a crashworthy seat increases the odds for the survival of the occupant. Skyline’s crashworthy seats utilize a new state of the art energy attenuator (EA) to protect a wide range of occupant weights.  

Why is Skyline’s EA so special? Prior to Skyline’s patented EA, crashworthy seats were designed two ways.  

One way is to optimize the seat for one occupant weight (usually 170 pounds). This will protect this particular occupant in a similar crash that the seat is tested to. What happens if I don’t weigh 170 pounds? If you weigh more than 170 pounds you could possibly stroke the seat to the floor and result in serious injury or death. If you weigh less than 170 pounds, you may not be able to stroke the seat enough to attenuate the energy. This will result in additional spinal loading which again can cause serious injury or death.  

The other way is with a seat system where you dial in your effective weight. Seats with this system have been effective, but they have one major problem. What is my effective weight? Your effective weight is usually calculated as eighty percent of your clothed weight less you shoes or boots plus any equipment or items carried on your person or in your pockets. What happens if you dial in the wrong weight? If you dial in to low a weight, you could possibly stroke the seat to the floor and result in serious injury or death. If you dial in to high a weight, you may not be able to stroke the seat enough to attenuate the energy. This will result in additional spinal loading which again can cause serious injury or death.  

Skyline’s EA has been tested and qualified for broad ranges of weights (102 to 255 pounds). It is completely passive, meaning you don’t have to do anything.