Rapid Aircraft Emergency Parachute Recovery System for In-Flight Emergencies on AAM Vehicles

Conventional Aircraft Emergency Parachute Recovery Systems (AEPRS) have been in use since the 1980s and are credited with saving + 500 lives.  Current designs are dependent on forward speed and will not work efficiently in a VTOL environment (no forward speed).  ASR currently designs and produces mature AEPRS products for the general aviation and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) markets.  ASR also has significant engineering capability to support aircraft interface and AEPRS installation.  ASR has developed a specific AEPRS for VTOL, the eXtreme Rapid Deployment (XRD) product.  As a result of our Phase I STTR and private investment, XRD has progressed through initial development and testing stages with positive results.  ASR is seeking this Phase II award to continue R&D, testing and interface with AAM vehicles. The Air Force has identified interest in the developing AAM market through the Agility Prime program. The XRD solution is integral to deployment, cost and safety of any AAM platform.  The cost/benefit analysis and considerations of the flexibility and scalability of the XRD are outlined in this proposal.  The XRD provides significant risk mitigation benefits enhancing AAM mission capabilities.  This Phase II is essential to the overall broad considerations of adapting AAM for defense applications.