The METS® Model 40 accommodates eight interchangeable emergency escape exits. Used to replicate large, wide-bodied helicopters (i.e., Super Puma, CH-53, S-61, EH-101, CH-47, NH-90, etc.) or smaller fixed-wing aircrafts (i.e., the Hercules C-130, etc.). Military services prefer the METS® Model 40.
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Characteristics
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Characteristics |
Specifications |
| Overall Length | 216” (5486 mm) |
| Overall Interior Width | 100″ at 11″ Elevation (2540 mm @ 280 mm)
93″ at 63″ Elevation (2362 mm @ 1600 mm) |
| Interior Height | 71″ (1803 mm) |
| Optional Cockpit Height | 63.5″ (1613 mm) |
| Outside Diameter | 104” (2642 mm) |
| Cradled Height | 128” (3251 mm) (From Trolley Shackle to Floor) |
| Cradled Height (Without Trolley) | 111” (2820 mm) (From Top of Ring to Floor) |
| Weight (With Interior Components) | Approximately 7500 (3402 kg) |
| Weight (With Maximum Passengers) | Approximately 9950 lbs (4513 kg) |
| Maximum Passengers Immersed | 14 (at 175 lbs {80 kg} Per Passenger) |
| Maximum Passengers Surface Evacuation | 18 (at 175 lbs {80 kg} Per Passenger) |
| Number of Interchangeable Exit Panels | 8 at Any One Time |
| Interior Configuration Options | Multiple / Unlimited |
| Helicopter / Aircraft Types | Multiple / Unlimited (175+ Escape Exits Already Designed) |
| Fixed Wing Adaptable | Yes |
| METS® Preferred Lift Handling System Options | Survival Systems’ Man-Lift Rated Model 12000 lb Launch, Operation, and Recovery System (LORS) or Cross Gantry Hoist (XGH) with Dual Drives, Dual Cabling, Redundant Retract System, and Fail-Safe Leveling Plate |
| On Site Commissioning, Maintenance Training Required (to Validate Warranties) | Yes (Alternatively, Training can be Delivered at Survival Systems in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada) |
| Aircraft Ditching Training Required | Yes, at Client’s Site, or at Survival Systems’ Site |
| Color | Interior / Exterior – Dark Blue |
| Rotation System (Passive) | 180 Degree Inversion via Buoyancy Pods |
| Brake System (Pneumatic) | Supply 150 psi (10.2 bar) to Air System Mounted on Lift System
Operating Pressure 80 psi (5.44 bar) Minimum Operating Pressure 120 psi (8.16 bar) Maximum 0.34 Cubic Feet Per Cycle @ 1 atm (1 bar) |
Examples of Compatible Aircraft Configurations Include, but are not limited to:
Sikorsky S-92
Sikorsky S-76
Sikorsky S-61
AS332 Super Puma
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion
NH90
AW101
C-130 Hercules
+ Many More
- Model 12000 lb (LORS)
- Model 12000 lb SmartJib™
- Cross Gantry Hoist (XGH™)
- Twin Gantry Hoist (TGH™)
- United States Air Force (Washington, USA)
- United States Navy (Pensacola, Florida, USA)
- United States Navy (Maryland, USA)
- United States Navy (Washington, USA)
- United States Navy (North Carolina, USA)
- United States Navy (Virginia, USA)
- United States Army (Kentucky, USA)
- United States Army (Alabama, USA)
- United States Navy (Jacksonville, Florida, USA)
- United States Navy (Lemoore, California, USA)
- United States Navy (Miramar, California, USA)
- United States Coast Guard (North Carolina, USA)
- United States Marine Corp (Hawaii, USA)
- United States Marine Corp (California, USA)
- United States Marine Corp (North Carolina, USA)
- United States Marine Corp (Okinawa, Japan)
- Survival Systems USA Inc. (Connecticut, USA)
- Survival Systems Limited (Dartmouth, Canada)
- Japan Ground Self Defence Force (Tokyo, Japan)
- Eighth United States Army (Yongsan, South Korea)
- Spanish Navy (Rota, Spain)
- Royal Australian Army (Townsville, Australia)
- Special Air Services Regiment (Swanbourne, Australia)
- German Navy (Bremerhaven, Germany)
- LUKOIL (Astrakhan, Russia)
- CESSAN (Brest, France)
- Republic of Korea Navy (Pohang, South Korea)
- Minestero Della Difesa (La Spezia, Italy)