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Survival Kits for Legacy Aircraft

Product Part Numbers:
960200‑3 (U‑2)
025‑750000‑5 (B‑52, F‑5 & T‑38)
140000‑100 (F‑4)

Description

The Koch Survival Kit is a multifunctional crewmember safety system designed for use in legacy aircraft. Koch manufactures specific configurations for B-52, F-4, F-5, T-38 and U-2 aircraft. Custom configurations are also available. Koch Survival Kits deploy self-contained systems designed to protect aircrew members in both land and sea ejection environments. A controlled automatic deployment system insures that all components are in readiness prior to landing.

Koch Survival Kit components are fully tested and qualified to exceed military requirements. Survival Kits provide full emergency equipment protection in a hardened container, buoyancy systems for water landings, nourishment, potable water, emergency communications and medical aid for aircrew members awaiting rescue personnel.

Koch Survival Kits are easily configured as retrofit upgrades for legacy aircraft. And with a shelf life of at least 6 years, legacy aircraft can provide aircrew members with current safety technology during the service life of the aircraft.

Survival Kits for U‑2 Applications


U-2 Survival KitThe U-2 (PN 960200‑3) survival kit is a new application of Koch technology for this venerable legacy aircraft. The Koch U‑2 kit offers numerous technology upgrades to the system it replaces. The kit can be deployed either automatically or manually depending on crewmember choice. Kit packing has been simplified by incorporation of trigger-style lid latches to ease closing. The manual deployment/ground egress handle is hinged for ease of operation. The main fiberglass box is made from a strong precision resin transfer mold process that offers lightweight and high strength. The survival system can withstand extreme ejection loads from fully equipped crewmembers.

This kit is currently completing USAF testing and will be offered for purchase in the near future.

Survival Kits for B‑52, F‑5 & T‑38 Applications


B-52, F-5 & T-38 Survival KitThe B‑52, F‑5 and T‑38 (PN 025‑750000‑5) survival kit has provided critical safety and survival equipment storage since the late 1970s. The kit can be deployed either automatically or manually depending on crewmember choice. The main box is made from a strong lightweight compression molded fiberglass that can withstand extreme ejection loads from fully equipped crewmembers.

The rugged CNU‑129/P survival kit is now back in production. There is a US Government pre-negotiated contract that takes advantage of volume pricing. Place your orders through normal channels to take advantage of this limited time offer.

Survival Kits for F‑4 Applications


F-4 Survival KitThe F‑4 (PN 140000‑100) survival kit has provided critical safety and survival equipment storage and ejection performance since the 1960s. Koch Kits flew in all series of F‑4 aircraft and are offered in numerous custom configurations.

The kit can be deployed either automatically or manually depending on crewmember choice. The main box is made from a strong hand laminated resin sealed fiberglass that can withstand extreme ejection loads from fully equipped crewmembers.

Survival Kit Repair and Refurbishment

Koch offers a full line of rebuild capabilities for survival kits. We are the original designer on many hard kits currently in use. All original tooling and drawings are maintained as part of our customer focused commitment to providing top quality products at a fair price. Capabilities include fiberglass repair or replacement, hardware rebuild and a full systems operation checkout to the original factory specified requirements. This attention to detail ensures that a fully compliant, operational and ready to fly survival kit is returned to the customer.

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