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SportCruiser passes PFA Testing! The
SportCruiser has passed the UK PFA's Full destructive tests
with flying colors. The airplane exceeded a majority of
categories by 20-30%
proving itself to be a well built true
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CZAW SPORTCRUISER BRS
EXTRACTION SCENARIO TEST#346
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Background
As the leading SLSA
aerospace manufacturing company, CZAW's quality craftsmanship is only part of the equation in
developing and successfully producing a
versatile and capable airplane design. Competent research &
development, (R&D), along with testing and evaluation are
key areas that we also focus our efforts and attention before any
of our airplanes are brought to market. In the production of
SLSA aircraft CZAW's manufacturing processes, quality
control, and the quality assurance in all of our aircraft
products
are based on ASTM compliance and the accepted practices and
standards set forth by the ASTM Working Group F37,
which is the body responsible for defining the Standards for
Light Sport Aircraft. However, there is actually quite a bit
more work involved in producing an aircraft to say the
least, than just following standards.
What Is The BRS Deployment
Test
CZAW and its affiliates are committed to the
ASTM process and more importantly to the safety of all the pilots who fly our aircraft. To this end we
continuously conduct research, testing, and evaluation to
improve the effectiveness of our current and future aircraft
designs. One such test is the BRS
(Ballistic Recovery
System)
Extraction
scenario. The significance of this test serves to verify the
proper and effective deployment of the BRS Parachute system.
As seen through the actual test video provided, there are
several critical functions that must execute without any
malfunction during the extraction process.
Why CZAW Conducts This Test?
Each aircraft has its own integration issues associated with
the successful deployment of a BRS . It is therefore necessary to develop, test, and
evaluate the installation method used for the BRS system,
for each different type of airplane that employs the device.
In other words, one method of installation does not fit all
types of airplanes. These tests as well as others,
serve to verify CZAW's engineering and integration of the
BRS system into its own aircraft.
What Did We
Learn From This Test?
The BRS Test test was successful. The results of the test
were in accordance with our calculations as we predicted and
expected them to be. We found no unusual occurrences or
anomalies of any kind with the deployment. And furthermore,
we concluded that the BRS is an option that we can support
in the SportCruiser model for those customers who demand the
added degree of safety.
This is yet another example of CZAW's commitment to our
customers satisfaction, commitment to quality, and to the
safety of the pilots and operators of Czech Aircraft Works
built airplanes.
When shopping for your next SLSA aircraft, ask the
manufacturer if they have a BRS option. Most will say yes,
but only a handful will tell you that they have actually
tested the installation in a live test-fire. With Czech
Aircraft Works, you can be assured our aircraft are built
from a solid and creative American design, sourced purely
from superior-quality high-grade American-made materials,
and manufactured with expert European craftsmanship, for the LSA market and
beyond.
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FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE
BRS
Adds Recovery Parachute To CZAW Sport Cruiser
A
'Chute For The 'Cruiser
Some
big news for a small plane... as Ballistic Recovery
Systems announced at Lakeland 2007 the final approval to
offer a recovery parachute on the Czech Aircraft Works
Sport Cruiser LSA. The announcement also marks the
implementation of a new process to test, analyze and make
design changes to match BRS systems to specific airframes.
"This
new process closely parallels that used for BRS/CAPS
equipped Cirrus installations on the SR22 and SR20
aircraft," said BRS Vice President of Engineering Frank
Hoffman. "We now have a new, factory-supported and
cooperatively installed, system that complies with ASTM
standards for parachutes on LSA category aircraft."
What
that means, is future additions of BRS 'chutes to other
LSAs have been made easier by this initial application.
BRS states the new process makes it significantly easier
for aircraft OEMs to add whole-airplane parachutes. The
company adds at least five additional light sport aircraft
manufacturers are expected to announce inclusion of BRS
systems in their aircraft soon.
"We
have seen the demand for the BRS parachute system building
in all segments and we are responding with this
streamlined process," said John Gilmore, BRS VP of Sales.
"We expect more manufacturers will incorporate BRS
parachutes as a standard item on airplanes."
CZAW
President Chip Erwin tells ANN the company has previous
experience with BRS systems.
"While
we have been selling aircraft for many years with BRS
parachutes, this newest installation in our Sport Cruiser
complies with standards required by LSA rules in
documentation as well as standardization," Erwin said.
BRS
notes that since the first documented save in 1981, BRS
parachute systems have saved the lives of 201 pilots and
passengers.
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SPORT AIRCRAFT WORKS
SportCruiser’s Ballistic Test Video Made
Public
“We want
people to understand.” –Chip Erwin, design team leader
“So much
more than the obvious goes into the integration of a
full-airframe recovery system,” said Chip Erwin, President
of Czech Aircraft Works, as he announced his decision to
release professional video of a test of a Ballistic Recovery
System (BRS) deployment on his SportCruiser LSA.
The
dramatic footage shows the formal structure attachment test
on the SportCruiser, CZAW’s newest certified design and
value-leading S-LSA (factory-built, ready-to-fly Light Sport
Aircraft).
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SPORT
AIRCRAFT WORKS INC. Tel:
772/597-2443
P.O. Box 1007 Palm City FL 34991
