Suit, anti-G

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OBJECT TYPE
HALF-SUIT/PNEUMATIC
DATE
1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0612.001
MANUFACTURER
Clark, David Co. Inc.
MODEL
G-3A
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
102.0 cm
Width
51.0 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
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
The anti-G suit was designed to apply pressure to the calves, thighs and abdomen to prevent pooling of the blood in the veins of these areas, and supported the increased pressure developed in the arterial bed of the same regions. This prevented blackouts and unconsciousness, and delayed the onset of fatigue- critical problems for pilots subjected to centrifugal force during aerial manoeuvrers. After assessing both the Canadian Franks water-filled coverall-style anti-G suit, and the 2-piece air-operated suit designed by Australian Frank Cotton, the USAF advocated using a simpler exoskeleton air bladder system inflated by air drawn from the aircraft's engine intakes. [Ref. 8]
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Off-white tag sewn to inside of waist band reads "SUIT, PILOT PNEUMATIC ANTI-G/ SINGLE PRESSURE TYPE G-3A/ SPECIFICATION NO. 3231-A/ SIZE LARGE LONG/ ORDER C.D. 503623 DATED 7-27-50/ DAVID CLARK COMPANY INCORPORATED". UHN catalogue no. "X978.29.15" printed by hand in white ink on air-lock connection.
Missing
Appears complete.
Finish
Drab green woven fabric and lacings; metal zippers have green-brown woven fabric facings, metal and synthetic air-lock connection, and minor fittings; rubber inserts and black re-inforced seal around air-lock fitting.
Decoration
N/A

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Clark, David Co. Inc., Suit, anti-G, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2002.0612, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0612.001/

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