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Canopy Severance or Fracturing systems

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Pyroalliance designs and manufactures pyrotechnic systems involved in different actuations for aerospace applications. A typical application is triggering fracturing cords involved in the aircraft emergency canopy severance. The overall dimensions as well as final outputs can be adjusted depending on the application. Different actuators are possibly triggered at various moments of the pilot safety sequence.

More generally, Pyroalliance delivers complete pyrotechnic chains adapted to its customers’ needs. They are designed and manufactured under Pyroalliance design authority.

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Canopy Severance or Fracturing systems at a glance

Benefits of pyrotechnics

  • High speed of operation
  • High reliability level (integrated redundancy)
  • No required maintenance
  • Contained effects, no fragments or flames close to the pilot and passengers
  • Energetically autonomous
  • Easy integration and check
  • Extended temperature domain
  • Excellent UV resistance
  • Vibration and crash resistance
  • Life time according to STANAG 2895

Defence applications

  • Canopy severance
  • Canopy fracturing.

 

Please scroll down to discover more specifications on pilot safety systems:
Key figures, the complete product sheet to download.

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Key figures of pyrotechnics performance

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OUR RANGE OF PERFORMANCE
OPERATING TIME: <<1 second
TEMPERATURE: Adapted to typical airborne military climatic environment
SIZE WEIGHT AND POWER (SWaP): SWaP adapted to the mission
RELIABILITY: Very high
LIFE TIME: Adapted to the mission and life profile
TRIGGERING INPUT: Mechanical action performed by the pilot
DISTANCE ORDER TO ACTION: > 8 meters

Canopy Severance or Fracturing systems product sheet

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