Alarus CH2000, Zodiac XL Receive Airbags

AmSafe has announced that the Alarus CH2000 and Zodiac XL (CH601) will now be available with their inflatable restraints (airbags).

“Many of our customers have ordered the AAIR for their light sport planes,” said John Degonia, AMD’s director of sales and Federal Aviation Administration production test pilot. “The Zodiac is the only light sport aircraft built by a Part 23 factory and, therefore, for most of our Alarus designs, we try to carry over the same features, including the AAIR into our light sport airplanes.”

This is becoming a trend in light aircraft following other companies offering the airbags in their aircraft. The difference between these restraint systems and automobile airbags is that these are built into the seatbelt and deploy away from the occupant rather than toward them.

“AMD’s entire line has a great reputation in the industry and with the addition of the AAIR, this will certainly boost customer satisfaction and sense of security on light sport aircraft,” said Bill Hagan, executive vice president of AmSafe Inc., and president of AmSafe Aviation. “We welcome AMD as AmSafe’s first partner to install the AAIR system on board as standard equipment.”