VisionSafe Tackles Airborne Smoke and Fire | Aviation International News

VisionSafe Tackles Airborne Smoke and Fire

VisionSafe helps pilots deal with flight deck and cabin smoke issues, with products that pilots can use to save the aircraft.

Long known for its EVAS cockpit smoke system, VisionSafe is now addressing onboard fires from lithium-ion battery-powered devices.

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

October 14, 2018

Any kind of fire in an aircraft is extremely dangerous, and VisionSafe offers products that help mitigate smoke and fire issues in both flight decks and cabins. The company pioneered a way for pilots to be able to see through smoke with its Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS). And with lithium-ion battery-powered devices proliferating throughout the aircraft, VisionSafe is recommending the Highwater Innovations PlaneGard Lithium Battery Box for containment of a lithium-ion battery fire.

The EVAS looks deceptively simple, consisting of an inflatable bag with see-through windows that allow one of the pilots to view the instrument panel and see through the windshield in a smoke-filled flight deck. The bag inflates, powered by its own set of alkaline batteries, and a fan fills the bag with air and holds it firmly against the instrument panel and windshield. The pilot, wearing an oxygen mask, pushes his or her face against the clear window of the EVAS, which allows a clear view through the smoke-free bag. Fire Containment Case

The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background.

Become a Member

Already a member? Sign In