Suit, anti-G
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- OBJECT TYPE
- HALF-SUIT/PNEUMATIC
- DATE
- 1961
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2312.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Irvin Air Chute Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 CANVAS-LIKE SYNTHETIC FABRIC; STEEL ZIPPERS & SNAP FASTENERS; STEEL & PLASTIC AIR NOZZLE/.2 CANVAS LIKE SYNTHETIC FABRIC, SYNTHETIC DRAW STRING/.3 CANVAS LIK SYNTHETIC FABRIC; LEATHER PANEL; ELASTIC STRAP; METAL FASTENERS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 118.0 cm
- Width
- 47.0 cm
- Height
- 8.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Clothing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Irvin
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1960'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
FILLED WITH COMPRESSED AIR TO ELEVATE PILOT'S BLOOD PRESSURE DURING HIGH SPEED MANOEVERS AND PREVENT UNCONSCIOUSNESS - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 LETTERING AROUND AIR NOZZLE READS: "AIR-LOCK, INC./MILFORD, CT. USA/PAT. 2452430/PT. 5383751"/.2 LETTERING ON CLOTH TAG READS: "HALF SUIT,ANTI-G,PNEUMATIC/RCAF REF-156/8475-21-801-8396/MANUFACTURED BY/IRVIN AIR CHUTELIMITED/DATE OF MFG. MAR 16 1961/SIZE LONG MEDIUM"; INK STAMP ON TAG READS: "IAC/4" (ENCIRCLED)/.3 LETTERING STAMPED INTO METAL ON FASTENERS: "POLICE"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1 OLIVE GREEN FABRIC; BLACK-TAN-SILVER AIR NOZZLE; BLACK-LIGHT GREEN ZIPPERS, BLACK SNAP FASTENERS/.2 OLIVE GREEN FABRIC; BROWN DRAW STRING/.3 OLIVE GREEN FABRIC; BLACK LEATHER PANEL & LASTIC STRAP; BRASS FASTENERS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Irvin Air Chute Ltd., Suit, anti-G, 1961, Artifact no. 1992.2312, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2312.001/
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