UNI-PAC™ (U)
LIGHTWEIGHT UTILITY AIRCRAFT
LSI P/N: SUR-0850-00
The lightweight UNI-PAC (U) has been designed to provide a means for small utility aircraft to successfully airdrop a six to
nine person life raft and survival accessories to survivors in the water. The kit is hand launched from an exit door or hatch
in the aircraft. The system includes an adjustable cylindrical container which permits the
user to add or delete items to maintain required equipment and normal size and shape
for the mission and aircraft application.
THE SYSTEM INCLUDES
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Environmentally packaged, Multi-Person Life Raft (6-9 person)
raft size available in 6-man capacity.
Floating retrieval line
Float Marker Buoy
Soft Canister with Handles
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Survival Kit (optional)
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LIFE SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
2250 CABOT BLVD WEST, SUITE 255, LANGHORNE, PA 19047—USA
T: +1 (215) 785-2870 | F: +1 (215) 785-2870 | www.lifesupportintl.com
UNI-PAC (U), LIGHTWEIGHT UTILITY AIRCRAFT, LSI P/N: SUR-0850-00
SPECIFICATIONS
OPERATING LIMITATIONS
CANISTER
Length . ............ ............ ............ ............ 29”
Diameter .......... ............ ............ ............ 13”
Width (Expandable)....... ............ ............ 9”
Weight (Standard Configuration) 55-60 lbs.
OPERATING TEMPERATURE
Minimim
-10⁰ Celsius
Maximum
50⁰ Celsius
DROP ALITUDE
Minimum
100 ft. AGL
Maximum
500 ft. AGL
Note: Weight includes Canister, Life Raft, and Accessories, Float Marker with Ballast, based upon 6Person Life Raft.
RETRIEVAL LINE
Material ............ ............ ............ Polypropylene
Length . ............ ............ ............ ............ 200’ (153m)
Diameter .......... ............ ............ ............ 3/8” (7mm)
Tensile Strength ............ ............ 1200 lbs. (545K)
AIR SPEED
Minimum
Maximum
75 KIAS
130 KIAS
ILLUSTRATED PARTS
FLOAT MARKER
Auto Inflated ..... ............ ............ ............ Water Activated
CO2 Charge ..... ............ ............ ............ 56 gram
Buoyancy ......... ............ ............ ............ 70 lbs.
L-8 Light ........... ............ ............ ............ WaterActivated
Material ............ ............ ............ Urethane Nylon
Ballast . ............ ............ ............ ............ 5 lbs (2.5 kg)
LIFERAFT: US Navy Specification MIL-PRF-184494E
Environmentally packaged for 36 month maintenance cycle frequency
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Twin Tube
Self-erecting Canopy
Boarding Ramp
Insulated Floor
Overload Capacity: 9 Person
CANISTER
LIFE RAFT, 6-9 PERSON
RETRIEVAL LINE
SURVIVAL KIT
*Optional
FLOAT MARKER
LIFE SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL, INC. | T: +1 (215) 785-2870
UNI-PAC (U), LIGHTWEIGHT UTILITY AIRCRAFT, LSI P/N: SUR-0850-00
APPLICATION:
The lightweight UNI-PAC is designed for hand launching (manual deployment) from a lightweight utility aircraft: Cessna01-Bird Dog, C-172, C-205, Dehaviland-Beever, Otter, Beechcraft King Air, & CASA-212.
The lightweight manually delivered UNI-PAC is similar to the standard Side Door UNI-PAC. While the lightweight UNI-PAC cannot be converted for
Bomb Bay Air Drops, it is better suited for a smaller and lighter aircraft where storage space and delivery options are limited.
THE UNI-PAC (U) CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MAJOR COMPONENTS:
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Flexible, lightweight, expandable cylindrical container
Automatically activated 6-9 person, twin-tube life raft with
self-erecting canopy, insulated floor, and boarding ramp.
200 feet floating retrieval line
Water activated float marker
Break-away deployment bag
Optional kit at the discretion of the User – optional kit normally includes water, signal flares, and first aid kit.
Note: Survival Accessories ADD to the size/weight of the kit.
DEPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS:
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The air-drop window or door must be at least 16” in diameter
or larger
The air-drop canister should not interfere with engine nacelle, antenna, or any part of the air frame.
Examples: Side Doors behind props on most aircraft are acceptable. Hatches or Windows in the belly or rear of the aircraft are also acceptable launch points
DEPLOYMENT PROCEDURE
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Attach static line / Deployment bag to a hard point no more
than three feet from door or hatch that system is to be
launched from.
Toss or drop canister nose first out the door or through the
hatch.
Static line / Deployment bag initiates deployment of life raft
Falling life raft extracts retrieval line bags from deployment
bag attached to aircraft
Three line bags deploy spreading 300 feet if retrieval line is
perpendicular to the survivors in water.
Float marker is extracted from deployment bag and break
cord releases the deployment bag from the static line.
13 foot static line is retrieved back into aircraft. Note: there
are no metal snaps or hardware on the static line to damage
any part of the air frame.
Water activated float marker inflates in the water at the trail
end of the 200 foot retrieval line, with the other end attached
to the inflated life raft.
The system in the water will float to and encircle survivors in
the water.
LIFE SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL, INC. | T: +1 (215) 785-2870