Air Creation Tanarg: Safety

Safety – real security is our priority

The Air Creation philosophy regarding safety has been built on the experience gained through manufacturing thousands of aircraft over three decades and fulfilling the needs of the most demanding certification standards around the World.

Safety in the event of a hard landing is ensured with the deep travel energy absorbing suspension and landing gear. Should the crash be hard enough to get through this defence, the structure itself is made from 304 stainless steel, which has the property of yielding and absorbing energy with progressive ‘crumple zone’ failure, offering the best protection to the occupants.

Three point harnesses for both pilot and passenger provide secure restraint.

The main pylon and the front strut have internal cables. The connection of trike to wing has a safety strap which also doubles as a cross tube restraint cable back up. These provide alternate load paths in the unlikely event of failure of these primary structural components, due to unseen damage, mid air collision or loss of control scenarios.

Stability on the ground and resistance to roll over accidents is ensured with a low centre of gravity, wide wheel track and positively stable steering geometry.

The structure has been tested, and proven to exceed the most demanding certification codes for Ultralight aircraft in the world today.

The Tanarg and iXess combination has been subject to an extended flight test program well beyond that required for UK Section S airworthiness approval, including extreme high speed downwind landings, deliberate hard ‘crash’ landings, and even Alpine operation on Ski’s

All Air Creation wings are subject to pitch stability measurement taken on a ground based dynamic load cell rig which measures the stability at angles of attack well outside of that possible to test in the flight test program.

The Tanarg is also designed with brackets and ports for fitting a BRS ballistic recovery system (available as an option). This fires a parachute canopy to full inflation in less than 3 seconds and brings the whole machine and occupants safely down to earth in the event of catastrophic structural failure such as a mid air collision. The ultimate in personal flight safety.