VENTILATED FLIGHT SUIT

Abstract

The purpose of this development is to increase the efficiency of the pilot and co-pilot of the Mohawk aircraft when operating in hot climates by using the principle of evaporative cooling. To do so, a Ventilated Flight Suit was developed through which ambient air could be forced by using a small blower and flexible tubing conducting the ambient air to the suit using the perspiration of the individual to achieve the cooling. Service Tests made in South Vietnam proved the Ventilated Flight Suit inadequate when the aircraft cooling system was not in operation unless a supplementary lightweight, portable cooling system is provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0644611

Entities

People

  • Frederic G. Hardenbrook

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accidents
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Cooling
  • Department Of Defense
  • Efficiency
  • Fabrics
  • Maryland
  • Materials
  • Naval Aviation
  • South Vietnam
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Vietnam

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Materials Science