Inflation & aerospace cylinders
Product info
Luxfer’s lightweight carbon composite cylinders can be found across numerous aerospace and inflation applications, including emergency egress slides for commercial aircraft, helicopter utility float systems, and various life raft products. Available in sizes ranging from two liters water volume to nearly 90 liters, Luxfer’s high-pressure inflation cylinders ensure the reliable and rapid deployment of life safety systems where every second counts. A Luxfer inflation cylinder is constructed of a corrosion-resistant thin-walled AA6061 aluminum liner overwrapped in high-strength carbon and glass fibers.
An AmSafe slide deployment. Slide contains Luxfer inflation cylinders. Video courtesy of AmSafe Aviation.
L6X® composite cylinder specifications
Manufactured at our Riverside, California facility, all of our inflation and aerospace cylinders are designed to the requirements of the U.S. DOT-CCFC, and meet all performance provisions of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and related Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA).
News
- Luxfer Group secures £110-million finance package for growth
- Luxfer Gas Cylinders Launches All-new Website
- Luxfer receives two important awards from the Compressed Gas Association.
- Luxfer position concerning life extension of DOT CFFC carbon composite cylinders.
- Luxfer’s Nottingham plant sets new production record by manufacturing one million cylinders in a single year.