Organisation Name

Aero Sekur S.p.A.

Acronym

AERO

Country

Italy

Web site

Description of the organisation

Aero Sekur’s legacy began in 1919 in the United States, founded by Leslie L. Irvin as Irvin Aerospace. We quickly became a global benchmark for parachute systems in the aerospace sector.

In 1993, our Italian division acquired Sekur from Pirelli, a strategic move that expanded our expertise into the design, manufacturing, and maintenance of high-performance safety products for both military and civil applications. In 2001, the company officially rebranded as Aero Sekur S.p.A., marking a new era of innovation.

Over the last two decades, Aero Sekur has solidified its position as a key partner to major European rotorcraft Type Certificate Holders (TCH). We provide end-to-end support, from initial design and development to full qualification, specializing in:

  • Emergency Flotation Systems
  • External Life-raft Systems
  • Advanced Fuel Systems

In July 2022, Aero Sekur reached a significant milestone, receiving EASA Approval as a Design Organization (Part 21, Section A, Subpart J). This certification grants us the privilege to:

  • Apply for Major modifications and repairs.
  • Approve Minor modifications and repairs for both large and small rotorcraft.
  • Oversee critical ditching equipment and fuel system certifications.
  • Precision Crashworthiness Testing

We pride ourselves on our advanced verification capabilities for fuel tank crashworthiness. To ensure the highest safety standards, Aero Sekur developed a proprietary, dedicated test rig specifically for certification under EASA CS 29.952 and CS 27.952 requirements.

Role in the CRYOSTAR Project

Leveraging its industrial background and testing know-how, AERO will also provide strategic support to the definition of crash scenarios, the development of a comprehensive certification roadmap, and the definition of adequate means of compliance. This industrial perspective is crucial to ensure the representativeness and applicability of the crashworthiness methodology to future aircraft configurations.

AERO will oversee the crash experiment design, including load identification, test article instrumentation, and the qualification of test procedures (QTP). The company will also lead the drop test execution and coordinate experimental data acquisition and post-processing, contributing to the validation of numerical models and the refinement of simulation approaches in collaboration with MARE and other partners.

Team members involved

Name and Surname

Giuseppe Torre

Position in organisation

R&D manager

Role in CRYOSTAR

Design and certification specialist

Name and Surname

Fabio Ciani

Position in organisation

Senior developer

Role in CRYOSTAR

Developer of the software architecture

Name and Surname

Michele De Luca

Position in organisation

Senior developer

Role in CRYOSTAR

Digital thread developer

Name and Surname

Alessandro Montariello

Position in organisation

Senior developer

Role in CRYOSTAR

Digital thread developer

Name and Surname

Fulvio Petti

Position in organisation

Design engineer

Role in CRYOSTAR

System designer