Inventors:
Gary F. Bradley - Hendersonville NC
Walter R. Peck - Asheville NC
James W. Duncan - Asheville NC
Thomas M. Britton - Asheville NC
Assignee:
Survival Engineering Corporation - Asheville NC
International Classification:
B64D 1730
Abstract:
A harness and belt assembly for a crewmember of an aircraft including left and right slings, a first belt assembly having first end second ends, a survival kit strap assembly attachment fitting which slidably engages the belt assembly, and a mechanism for releasably attaching the fitting to a seat of an aircraft. The slings are designed to extend from the chest of the crewmember, over the crewmember's shoulders, to the back of the crewmember. The first end of the belt assembly is attached to one of the slings at the portion designed to be adjacent the crewmember's chest. The second end of the belt assembly is attached to the other of the slings. A survival kit belt can be affixed to the fitting so that the survival kit ejects with the crewmember during an ejection.