Wed, Apr 13, 2005
Standard Equipment All Skyhawks, Skylanes, Stationairs
Cessna says it will now begin equipping all 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, TX.
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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