KSA-100 SAVER | |
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Role | Aircraft-stowable gyroplane escape device |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Kaman Aerospace Corporation |
First flight | 28 December 1971 |
Number built | 1 |
The Kaman KSA-100 SAVER (Stowable Aircrew Vehicle Escape Rotorseat) is an American aircraft-stowable gyroplane escape device designed and built by the Kaman Aerospace Corporation for the United States Navy. Designed to be used in naval combat aircraft to deploy as part of the ejection sequence, only one was built and it did not enter service. It was the first jet-powered gyroplane.