Helicopter Emergency Egress Device HEED  [ Return towards  Breathing equipments  ]

This fully autonomous equipment consists of a pressure reducer and mouthpiece connected to a 2 dl compressed air cylinder that can be put into the jacket of pilot and passengers. It provides three minutes of self-sufficiency ten metres under water, i.e. the time needed for a person to get out of their safety harness and regain the open air.

• Easy to operate: allows both hands to be kept fully free in operation
• Compact and light: can easily be fitted over a flying suit

• Capacity: 42 litres at 210 bars
• Flow rate: 708 LPM
• Topping up: from the standard filling interface, can be topped up as many times as necessary provided on-the-spot inspections are kept up

• Approved by the technical services of the Italian armed forces in 2006

• Portable filling system, including valves and control pressure gauges