Textron Innovations Inc.

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Darrell W Wilkerson

Timothy Brian Carr

Joseph Daniel Leachman

Richard Theodore Perryman

Bobby Howard Mosier

William David Dennison

Ernest Edward Senn, Jr

William Anthony Amante

Jerry Allen Pongratz

Jerry A Pongratz

William D Dennison

Jerry A Pongrantz

In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise: a floor panel for a rotorcraft; one or more puck fasteners in the floor panel, wherein each puck fastener comprises an attachment fitting and a plurality of internal flanges, wherein the plurality of internal flanges within each puck fastener are adjacent; and one or more seating fixtures coupled to the floor panel using the one or more puck fasteners.

Flexible aircraft seat configurations

An energy attenuating seat system for an aircraft includes energy attenuating features and is also configured to provide mobility for the occupant. The system is configured to suspend the operator, or gunner, with a support from the roof of the aircraft. The system includes an armored seat or body harness for the occupant. The system provides energy attenuation in multiple directions. The system also optionally includes a floor tether in order to control the movements of the occupant. The system may also include an impact detection system to selectively change the tension of the support and/or floor harness. The system may also include one or more airbags either within in the fuselage of the aircraft, or included in the seat system in order to provide energy attenuation.

Mobile energy attenuating seat and safety harness for aircraft

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Arlington, TX, United States of America

Darrell W Wilkerson