Construction The seats, side-shoulder panels, and head protective panels are of armor material which provides protection. Both seats are equipped with contoured seat cushions and back supports made of foam and open mesh for vibration attenuation and crew comfort. |
DESCRIPTION
The pilot seat is a vertically adjustable non-reclining type. The vertical adjustment is reclined at 15 degrees. The vertical height adjustment handle is under the left side of the seat. The seat is equipped with a lap safety belt and inertia reel shoulder harness. INERTIA REEL SHOULDER HARNESS An inertia reel shoulder harness is incorporated in the pilot and gunner seats with a manual lock-unlock control handle. The handles are located to the left front of each seat. With the control in the unlocked position, the reel cable will extend allowing the occupant to lean forward: however, the reel will automatically lock when helicopter encounters an impact force of two to three "G" deceleration. Locking of the reel can be accomplished from any position and the reel will automatically tack up the slack in the harness. To release the lock, it is necessary to lean back slightly to release tension on the lock and then unlock position. It is possible to have pressure against the seat back whereby no additional movement can be accomplished and the lock cannot be released. If this condition occurs, it will be necessary to loosen the shoulder harness. Manual locking of the reel should be accomplished for emergency landings.
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