Flotation Systems - Helicopters

In 1991 the inflation equipment activities of Westland Aerospace was amalgamated at FPT. The Company now offers a complete design, development, manufacturing and qualification service for inflatable equipment for all applications. The product range includes advanced and lightweight helicopter equipment, both emergency and fixed, crashworthy seats, lifting bags, buoyancy collars and self-righting bags.

Emergency Flotation Equipment is supplied for the Westland EH101, Sea King, Lynx, Wessex and WASP, Boeing CH46, Bell 212 and derivatives, Sikorsky S92and also 427, Blackhawk, Kaman Seasprite, Mil Mi-8 and 17, MD 500 and 530F helicopters worldwide.

In a life or death situation helicopter flotation systems have to be able to survive in environments beyond the capabilities of the airframe that they are employed on. At FPT we recognise that commercial solutions will not always satisfy these requirements and keep the helicopter afloat long enough to allow the crew to escape safely. Using our design experience and close to 60 years of in house materials technology we deliver the world's finest flotation systems manufactured from advanced Kevlar fibre reinforced polyurethane materials for light weight with high puncture resistance.

At FPT we don't put a price on life.