Cold Water Survival Suits for Aircrew

Abstract

Laboratory and sea trials were used to evaluate the effectiveness of three aircrew cold water survival garments: the British Mark 10 suit, the United States CWU 21/P suit, and the Canadian 'U.VIC Thermofloat' jacket. It was concluded that the three alternatives provided similar thermal protection but with regard to several other important features, the U.VIC Thermofloat jacket was superior. Consequently, in this evaluation the U.VIC Thermofloat jacket was shown to provide the most effective form of aircrew protection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA070289

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  • G. R. White

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Body Temperature
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Clothing
  • Cold Water
  • Engineering
  • Fabrics
  • Flight Crews
  • Heart Rate
  • Heat Loss
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Medical Personnel
  • New Zealand
  • Protective Clothing
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

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