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time we applied our New Ways of Thinking to Solve Old
ProblemsSM methodology
to many factors which affect total seat performance,
especially
in high-energy
environments which require crashworthy seats. |
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Aero can work with aircraft manufacturers to design, certify
and install seat systems and restraint systems. The
FAA has awarded the STC and PMA approval for installation
of the Oregon Aero® High-G® Seat in the Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation's
Columbia 300, 350
and 400 production aircraft. |
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seats are painless, reliable, durable and affordable. |
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| Innovation
is at the heart of Oregon Aero’s Painless,
Safer Seating™. |
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can customize your seat. |
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Oregon Aero® High-G® Seat |
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Safety,
Comfort and Style in One Innovative Seat
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 Oregon
Aero’s expertise in designing and manufacturing Painless,
Safer™ Seating began in 1990 with the
introduction of our first seat cushion for the
military; we understood
even then that a comfortable seat is a safer seat.
Over the years, we have conducted hundreds of sled
crash tests and
expanded our knowledge beyond seat cushion systems
to include the entire seat.
Says
Mike Dennis, Oregon Aero president and CEO, “We
came to understand the physics of the dynamic seat and
the occupant response. This enabled us to create a seat
system that addresses safety and ergonomic issues by integrating
the designs of the seat, cushions and restraint systems
effectively, to achieve an overall optimal design.”
Oregon
Aero’s innovative seat has been customized for land
vehicles, boats, and fixed and rotor-wing aircraft applications
for both civilian and military purposes, and can be adapted
for virtually any seating environment.
Click
here to
read about Barrington Irving's trans-global flight on an
Oregon Aero® High-G® Seat.
We call it the
Oregon Aero® High-G® Seat — and
it can be customized for use in aircraft,
land vehicles and marine craft.
The
High-G® Seat includes pain-free cushions, the seat frame,
seat pan, seat assembly and operating mechanisms. For use
in aircraft, the High-G® Seat satisfies all FAA 14 CFR
23.562 requirements, regulations and dynamic tests and complements
TSO C114 restraint systems.
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In
this High-G® Seat, custom designed
for a general aviation aircraft, the seat back position
is easily adjusted to accommodate a wide range of
recline angles as well as to provide easy entrance
and egress for crew and passengers. The pilot and
co-pilot can easily adjust the seat back reclining
position with the flip of a lever for optimum seating.
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PASSES 19G and 26G TESTS — The Oregon
Aero® High-G® Seat
passes the FAA-required 19G lumbar load survivability
test as well as the 26G horizontal test used to
test the integrity of the seat back and restraint
system. Shown here is the setup for the 19G download
test. |
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Oregon
Aero’s experienced technicians craft custom
dress covers by hand for every seat, including embossed
or embroidered logos. Click on High-G® Seat
Styling & Comfort to see more seat photos.
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Oregon Aero is working with the following manufacturers
to develop custom designed and manufactured seat systems
for civilian and military aircraft, and land vehicles:
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The High-G® Seat In Aircraft
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Oregon Aero® High-G® Seat for aircraft defies
conventional engineering and offers aircraft manufacturers
a pain-free seat that works with restraint systems to help
protect occupants involved in survivable accidents.*
The Oregon
Aero® High-G® Seat is certified to FAA regulations, requirements and
testing
for:
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14 CFR
23.561 Amdt. 23-48, Eff. 3/11/96
(general emergency landing
condition requirements) |
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14 CFR 23.562 Amdt.
23-50, Eff. 3/11/96
(dynamic tests for emergency landing
conditions) |
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14
CFR 23.785 Amdt. 23-49, Eff. 3/11/96
(static strength requirements) |
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14
CFR 23.853 Amdt. 23-49, Eff. 3/11/96
(flammability requirements)
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HEAD STRIKE — The Oregon
Aero® High-G® Seat was tested
to evaluate whether the rear passenger’s head would
strike against the back of the front seat during simulated
crash conditions.
Using this aircraft manufacturer’s restraint system
and the Oregon
Aero® Seat, no head strike occurred. Longitudinal
test of the seat were conducted to 26Gs and 21Gs. This photo
shows the setup for the 21G test at the MGA Research Laboratory
in Burlington, Wisconsin. |
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Oregon Aero® High-G® Seat:
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Passes
FAA tests with seat pan and assembly intact |
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Provides
painless seating |
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Is
designed to provide the same level of protection
for people of all sizes, not just for the weight
of a crash test dummy |
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Leaves
more headroom than conventional seats |
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Biodynamic
Simulation Tools Used
in Seat Design, Certification |
Oregon
Aero has developed the expertise to use biodynamic simulation
tools in designing and certifying aircraft seats. Satisfaction
of certification criteria depends on the successful integration
of the layout of the aircraft interior, the seat installation,
and restraint system performance.
Solving the problems
of such an integration is done most effectively by using
dynamic simulation tools. |
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ANALYTICAL
RESULTS — A
typical 26G Biodynamic Simulation result. Oregon Aero engineers
are skilled in building required simulation models and working
to integrate the aircraft interior, seat installation and
restraint systems for seat certification
is done most effectively by using dynamic simulation tools. |
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Oregon
Aero uses the computer simulation tools ATB, developed
by the U.S. Air Force, and SOMLA/SOMTA developed by the
FAA,
to support the design of restraint system installations.
Validation of these models is an important step in the
design process and is required by the FAA if a manufacturer
wishes
to use these tools in a certification program.
Our
engineers are skilled in building the required models as
well as demonstrating they can be used to accurately
predict test results.
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*Oregon Aero, Inc. conducts dynamic seat testing per the
emergency landing conditions promulgated by the FAA in
1988 (as Amendment 23-36) to improve the crashworthy performance
of aircraft. Compliance with these FAA regulations by Oregon
Aero products does not ensure freedom from injury or death
in aircraft accidents.
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