Hurricane Winds Test

Similar results occured when the Coast Guard tested the rafts with winds generated by a C-130's four propeller engines. The aircraft was positioned on a runway close to a lagoon where the rafts were deployed. At a distance of 500 feet, the aircraft produced a slipstream of wind about 150 m.p.h., which capsized every raft but the Given Buoy Life Raft.

Testimonial

Hurricane Allen Liferaft Survivors: These four men passed the true test - Surviving Hurricane Allen in a Givens Buoy Life Raft! Click Here to read the article.