USAF pilot flight equipment used during the 80s.
(Chamelon Flightgear on the web) |
USAF PCU-15/AP harness and LPU-3/P live preserver. |
USAF TAERS mask. |
USAF LPU-9/P live preserver. |
USAF equipments used by B-52 crew during the 80s. |
USAF SR-71 crew with S-1030 full pressure suit during the 1981. |
USAF anti-G vest CSU-17/P. (flighthelmet.com) |
Anti-G pants CSU-13/P. |
USAF F-15 female pilots during early 2000. (USAF) |
A-10 pilot. (USAF) |
USAF survival vest SRU-21/P in desert color. |
USAF pilots equipped with the new LPSV survival vest (USAF) |
USAF MBU-20/P CE oxygen mask. |
USAF pilot combat edge equipment and new LPSV survival vest on 2008. |
USAF Capt. Glen Whelan in flight equipment with LPVS survival vest. |
USAF Capt. Glen Whelan in flight equipment without the LPSV survival vest. |
USAF pilots equipped with different typology of HGU-55/P flight helmet. (USAF) |
USAF B-52 crew equipped with different typology of HGU-55/P flight helmet and the new LPSV survival vest. (USAF) |
USAF U-2R Dragon Lady pilot with S-1031 full pressure suit from Beale AFB. (USAF) |
F-35 Test pilot with HMDS helmet and the new flight equipment. |
Strange variant or valutative prototype of MBU-12/P oxygen mask. (Csardude) |
Strange variant of MBU-12/P made at the custom mask lab at Wright-Patterson AFB. (Bluelight) |
MBU-20/P oxygen mask incorporating the new Gentex Oxygen Mask Light assembly kit. |
Unusual USAF MBU-20/P oxygen mask in red color |
This MBU-20/P oxygen mask was probably used for test or experimental flight. |
USAF MBU-19/P PIHM O-Mask (protective intergrated hood mask). These were issued to low G Aircrew from approx 1985-2000 to guard against CBW operations. (Bellsaviation.com) |
USAF MBU-19/P PIHM O-Mask (protective intergrated hood mask) worn under a HGU-55/P flight helmet (Bellsaviation.com) |
USAF Flight equipment of 2002 with double visor HGU-55/P and MBU-12/P Oxygen mask |
USAF Flight equipment of 2002 with double visor HGU-55/P and MBU-12/P Oxygen mask. |
USAF Flight equipment of 2002 with LPU-9/P live preserver. |
USAF Flight equipment of 2002 with LPU-9/P live preserver. |
USAF rare CSU-3/P anti-g garment in orange color of the late of the 80s early of the 90s |
USAF pilot with NBC flight equipment 2000 (USAF) |
New USAF 2PFDU two part suit start to be used in 2019 |
USAF F-16 pilot flight equipment of the 2000 (USAF) |
USAF A-10 female pilot with flight equipment used in 2019. (USAF) |
Smart Electronic Regulator will auto-adjust oxygen dose based on pilot physiological cues.
Cobham announces it has recently been awarded a contract by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to develop the Autonomous Pilot Life Support System (APLSS). The resulting system will be the world’s first sensor driven breathing regulator to automatically adjust oxygen dosed to the pilot based on changing physiological need and dynamic aircraft conditions. Cobham’s SmartFLO™ electronic breathing regulator will autocorrect flow to proactively pre-empt the onset of hypoxia-like symptoms if unexpected changes in cabin pressure or excessive expired carbon dioxide levels in the pilot’s breathing are detected to better protect the pilot. “Cobham’s VigilOX™ breathing sensors are currently being flight tested to monitor and collect data on pilot respiration through expired oxygen and carbon dioxide levels to better understand human-aircraft interactions regarding unexplained physiological events. While data analysis is on-going, we are now moving forward in developing a ‘predict and protect’ capability that will use real-time sensor data to cause the SmartFLO™ regulator to auto-adjust flow based on cabin pressure and physiological cues. The result essentially customizes oxygen dose to enhance pilot safety and performance. |
USAF F-35A female pilot with flight equipment used in 2020. (USAF) |
New USAF Pilot Protective Clothing Set II (PP-II) to be used as a Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) defense system. The PP-II includes complete head to toe CBRN protection including CBRN suit, gloves, socks, and the Tacair respirator for F-15 and F-16 pilots. |
TACAIR product line seamlessly integrates mission essential equipment such as the Gentex oxygen mask, optical and communications devices. (Jason Gilligan) |