Suit, pressure

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OBJECT TYPE
high altitude/partial pressure
DATE
1948
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0611.001
MANUFACTURER
Clark, David Co. Inc.
MODEL
T-1
LOCATION
United States of America

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
fabric [cotton ?], synthetic, metal and rubber component parts

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
130.0 cm
Width
95.0 cm
Height
10.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Aviation
Category
Clothing
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Clark
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
North America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown: suit appears new/little used.
Canada
Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto ON.
Function
To prevent pooling of the blood in the veins of the abdomen and extremities.
Technical
Partial pressure refers to the fact the suit does not enclose the entire body. Were the cockpit to become depressurized, the suit would automatically tighten around the limbs and torso, protecting the wearer from swelling caused by low-preassure. The raised tubes on the limbs would inflate, pulling the fabric tight. The lacing system could be adjusted to provide a snug fit for any pilot. [Ref. 8] Partial pressure suits were designed for use by fighter pilots flying short-duration missions: in Canada Avro CF-100 Canuck and Avro Arrow aircraft (both under development in the 1950s) personnel required protection from explosive decompression until the plane could be brought to a lower altitude, or return to a nearby base. [Ref. 9] This suit was presumably designed for use by USAF personnel.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Dark brown tag sewn inside suit neck band reads " SUIT: PARTIAL PRESSURE HIGH ALTITUDE/ TYPE T - 1/ USAF STOCK NO. 8300- 810350/ CONTRACT NO. AF 33(038) 13028/ DAVID CLARK COMPANY INCORPORATED/ SIZE EXTRA/ LARGE REGULAR". UHN catalogue no. "X978.29.16" printed by hand in white ink on air-lock connector.
Missing
Appears complete.
Finish
Drab green woven (synthetic ?) fabric suit; green-brown synthetic laces and synthetic webbing; gold tone metal zippers have drab green or brown woven fabric (cotton?) facings; dull silver metal and drab-green painted metal air-lock connectors. Black tape (electrical tape ?) used to reinforce air lock connector attachment points. One end of off-white woven fabric strap sewn to suit using dark green thread.
Decoration
N/A

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