Kaman KSA-100 SAVER

KSA-100 SAVER
General information
TypeAircraft-stowable gyroplane escape device
National originUnited States
ManufacturerKaman Aerospace Corporation
Number built1
History
First flight28 December 1971

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.

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