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11th Mar 2016, 22:53
Interesting article from ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-10/adf-helicopter-floatation-technology-to-be-developed-tasmania/7237516?section=tas
Life-saving helicopter floatation technology to be developed for Australian Defence Force in Tasmania
By Pablo Vinales
The Pegasus system fully inflated
PHOTO: The Pegasus system will be adapted for ADF Tiger helicopters near Hobart. (ABC News: Pablo Vinales)
MAP: Hobart 7000
Technology to increase the chances of surviving helicopter accidents at sea will be adapted for Australian Defence Force helicopters in Tasmania, the Federal Government has announced.
Key points:
Safety device senses when helicopter crashes in water and deploys
Federal Government invests $4 million in project
Company One Atmosphere planning more work in Tasmania
The Pegasus Aircraft Buoyancy System is designed to sense when a chopper crashes in water before rapidly inflating and bringing the aircraft above the surface.
Defence Minister Marise Payne said $4 million would be invested in the project.
"To work with organisations like One Atmosphere to develop what they can bring to support Australian Defence capability, to support innovation, and this is a fabulous innovation, by Australian minds, Australian brains, Australian workers, Tasmanians specifically in this regard," she said.
The Pegasus helicopter floatation device
PHOTO: The Pegasus system was awarded the 2014 Defence Science and Technology Organisation's Eureka Prize. (ABC News: Pablo Vinales)
The technology was developed by Australian company One Atmosphere and Airbus Group Australia Pacific.
One Atmosphere managing director Tim Lyons said the bidding process was competitive.
"Small medium enterprises, and also innovation, is always difficult but I think we've had very good engagement with the Department of Defence," he said.
"In terms of what that means for Tasmania, we obviously have larger plans in terms of being able to continue to do lots of development and also to be able to produce different systems for different helicopters."
The funding will support the development of the technology at the One Atmosphere facility at Eaglehawk Neck and could potentially be used on Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters.
The announcement follows the release of the Defence White Paper last month and is a renewed effort to innovate the ADF by collaborating with smaller enterprises.
From the One Atmosphere
http://www.oneatmosphere.com.au/services/aviation-pegasus.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-10/adf-helicopter-floatation-technology-to-be-developed-tasmania/7237516?section=tas
Life-saving helicopter floatation technology to be developed for Australian Defence Force in Tasmania
By Pablo Vinales
The Pegasus system fully inflated
PHOTO: The Pegasus system will be adapted for ADF Tiger helicopters near Hobart. (ABC News: Pablo Vinales)
MAP: Hobart 7000
Technology to increase the chances of surviving helicopter accidents at sea will be adapted for Australian Defence Force helicopters in Tasmania, the Federal Government has announced.
Key points:
Safety device senses when helicopter crashes in water and deploys
Federal Government invests $4 million in project
Company One Atmosphere planning more work in Tasmania
The Pegasus Aircraft Buoyancy System is designed to sense when a chopper crashes in water before rapidly inflating and bringing the aircraft above the surface.
Defence Minister Marise Payne said $4 million would be invested in the project.
"To work with organisations like One Atmosphere to develop what they can bring to support Australian Defence capability, to support innovation, and this is a fabulous innovation, by Australian minds, Australian brains, Australian workers, Tasmanians specifically in this regard," she said.
The Pegasus helicopter floatation device
PHOTO: The Pegasus system was awarded the 2014 Defence Science and Technology Organisation's Eureka Prize. (ABC News: Pablo Vinales)
The technology was developed by Australian company One Atmosphere and Airbus Group Australia Pacific.
One Atmosphere managing director Tim Lyons said the bidding process was competitive.
"Small medium enterprises, and also innovation, is always difficult but I think we've had very good engagement with the Department of Defence," he said.
"In terms of what that means for Tasmania, we obviously have larger plans in terms of being able to continue to do lots of development and also to be able to produce different systems for different helicopters."
The funding will support the development of the technology at the One Atmosphere facility at Eaglehawk Neck and could potentially be used on Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters.
The announcement follows the release of the Defence White Paper last month and is a renewed effort to innovate the ADF by collaborating with smaller enterprises.
From the One Atmosphere
http://www.oneatmosphere.com.au/services/aviation-pegasus.html