Altitude Chamber for Military Hypoxia Training and Research

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ETC's altitude chamber provides a safe, controlled and medically monitored setting to conduct research or to train personnel on how to recognize and cope with low oxygen situations such as hypoxia, night vision deficiency, and rapid decompression. </p> </div> <div class="col pb-m5-4 text-center mt-5 pt-5 d-md-none"> <nav aria-label="breadcrumb"> <ol class="breadcrumb justify-content-center"> <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="military-aviation.html">Military</a></li> <li class="breadcrumb-item active">Altitude Chamber</li> </ol> </nav> <h1 class="small-blue-header py-3">ALTITUDE <span class="font-weight-light">CHAMBER</span></h1> <p class="lead text-center pb-3">Hypoxia presents a serious danger for anyone traveling to high altitudes, such as space pilots and crew. ETC's altitude chamber provides a safe, controlled and medically monitored setting to conduct research or to train personnel on how to recognize and cope with low oxygen situations such as hypoxia, night vision deficiency, and rapid decompression. </p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </section> <section> <div class="container"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <iframe class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/411416764" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> </row> </div> </section> <section> <div class="container">  <div class="row featurette mt-5 align-items-center pt-3"> <div class="col-lg-6"> <h3 class="pb-2">Effectively prepare aircrew to operate at high altitude.</span></h3> <p class="text-muted">The FALCON Hypobaric Chamber is an ideal platform for training and research applications for rapid pressure, oxygen concentration, temperature and humidity changes. The Man-Rated Chamber is built to a high level of industrial standards, ensuring safe and reliable operation for maximum availability. </p> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 order-md-1"> <img class="featurette-image img-fluid mx-auto" src="img/altitude-chamber/falcon-chamber.jpg" alt="FALCON Altitude Chamber for Hypoxia Training and Research"> </div> </div> <hr class="featurette-divider"> <div class="row featurette align-items-center"> <div class="col-lg-6 order-md-2"> <h3 class="pb-2">Automated and Repeatable Flights.</h3> <p class="text-muted">ETC's proprietary AutoFlight software enables the altitude chamber to be flown autonomously, while creating a precisely controlled and repeatable environment corresponding to altitude variation in flight. The AutoFlight features pre-loaded flight profiles that can be easily customized by the user and can be interchanged between automatic, semi-automatic or manual flight mode at any time. </p> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 order-md-1"> <img class="featurette-image img-fluid mx-auto" src="images/falcon-chamber-autoflight.jpg" alt="AutoFlight Software"> </div> </div> <hr class="featurette-divider"> <div class="row featurette align-items-center"> <div class="col-lg-6"> <h3 class="pb-2">Mask-on and mask-off hypoxia training</h3> <p class="text-muted">Trainee station are configured to enable hypoxia to be experienced with Mask-On or Mask-Off situations, catering for aircrew and personnel from different types and modes of operation. It is capable of delivering CADO (Combined Altitude Depleted Oxygen) training through simple software settings from the instructor console. </p> </div> <div class="col-lg-6"> <img class="featurette-image img-fluid mx-auto" src="img/altitude-chamber/mask-on-military.jpg" alt="FALCON Hypobaric Chamber"> </div> </div> <hr class="featurette-divider"> <div class="row featurette align-items-center"> <div class="col-lg-6 order-md-2"> <h3 class="pb-2">Rapid Decompression Configurations</h3> <p class="text-muted">A standard configuration will achieve rapid decompression by evacuating the air from the lock compartment into the unmanned main compartment through a communicating duct. Alternately, a vacuum tank can be installed in addition that will evacuate the air from the larger main compartment during rapid decompression, allowing a larger number of trainees to be trained simultaneously. </p> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 order-md-1"> <img class="featurette-image img-fluid mx-auto" src="images/altitude-chamber-rapid-decompression.jpg" alt="Altitude Chamber Rapid Decompression"> </div> </div> <hr class="featurette-divider">  </div> </section>  <div class="features-5"> <div class="container"> <div class="heading text-center"> <h3 class="text-uppercase">APPLICATIONS</h3> </div> <div class="row justify-content-center "> <div class="col-lg-6 wow slideInLeft"> <div class="info info-horizontal"> <div class="description text-center text-lg-left"> <h4 class="info-title font-weight-bold">Hypoxia Training</h4> <p>By ascending the chamber to an altitude equivalent of a physiologically deficient zone, trainees can experience hypoxia in a safe and controlled manner, obtaining training that meets and exceeds the protocols adopted by various organizations, including the STANAG and USAF standards. </p> </div> </div> <div class="info info-horizontal"> <div class="description text-center text-lg-left"> <h4 class="info-title font-weight-bold">Hypobaric Training </h4> <p>Through ascent and descent of the altitude chamber, trainees experience the effects of pressure changes associated in flight and learn how to conduct maneuvers to prevent the symptoms and barotrauma. </p> </div> </div> <div class="info info-horizontal"> <div class="description text-center text-lg-left"> <h4 class="info-title font-weight-bold">Rapid Decompression Training </h4> <p>Rapid decompression can be experienced in the altitude chamber where the trainees will experience the various physical and physiological effects in rapid pressure change, as well as how to configure the oxygen system promptly in an emergency situation. </p> </div> </div> <div class="info info-horizontal"> <div class="description text-center text-lg-left"> <h4 class="info-title font-weight-bold">Oxygen Systems Training </h4> <p>The trainees will have first hand experience and training on how to operate the aircraft oxygen systems in a realistic hypobaric and hypoxic environment. </p> </div> </div> <div class="info info-horizontal"> <div class="description text-center text-lg-left"> <h4 class="info-title font-weight-bold">Testing and Research </h4> <p>ETC's altitude chambers can be used for clinical evaluation of aircrew in a high altitude environment and research or testing of equipment, personnel or protocol involving hypobaric and hypoxic environment. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 wow slideInRight"> <div class="tablet-container h-100"> <img class="img-fluid my-auto" src="images/falcon-hypobaric-chamber.jpg" alt="FALCON Altitude Chamber" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="d-md-flex mt-5 align-items-center justify-content-center"> <div class="text-center"> <a 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