Suit, anti-G

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OBJECT TYPE: HALF-SUIT/PNEUMATIC
DATE: 1986
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0615.001

MANUFACTURER: Irvin Industries Canada Ltd.
MODEL: CSU 15/P
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 3176
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: pants
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic [and possibly natural] fabrics; metal and synthetic components

Dimensions

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

Length: 140.0 cm
Width: 60.0 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Irvin
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This G-suit never used. This type mfd. and presumably worn c. 1986-1989, and possibly later.
Canada: Example of anti-G suit [cutaway pants style] used by Canadian Forces aircrew flying CF 18 and CF 5 aircraft c. 1986- 1989 [and possibly later]. [Ref. 3] To be worn with flight suit style 2002.0616 Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material and trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON. Originally donated to Museum of the History of Medicine, Academy of Medicine by Defence & Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine via Capt. W. Lyle in 1989. (Ref. 2)
Function: To prevent pooling of the blood in the veins of the abdomen and extremities.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's label reads "CSU-15/P ARAMID, CUTAWAY/ ANTI-G GARMENT/ SIZE: SMALL LONG/ MIL-A-81905C (AS) TYPE II/ CONTRACT NO. 8PC84-00613/ IRVIN INDUSTRIES CANADA LTD./ SER. NO. 03176/ DATE OF MANF. MAR 27 1986/ NSN 8475-01-037- 2011". "Small" handwritten in blue ink on reservoir tab, near waistband. "Small/ Long/ -06/ [illegible]" printed by hand in blue ink on paper tag tied to zipper pull. "TALON" stamped into metal zipper pulls and pull mountings. "AIRLOCK INC./ MILFORD, CT" and "MS-22011-2" stamped in off-white on air-lock connection. UHN catalogue no. "989.11.1" printed on small white label sewn inside waistband. White coated paper label sewn inside front waistband reads " THIS OUTERSHELL IS FABRICATED FROM AN INHERENTLY FIRE RESISTANT MATERIAL THAT DOES NOT MELT OR DRIP. CAN BE/ LAUNDERED WITHOUT LOSING ITS FIRE RESISTANT PROPERTIES AND NO RETREATMENT IS NECESSARY./ WASH WITH MILD SOAP AND LUKEWARM WATER NOT OVER 120 [degree symbol] F. PLUG AIR INLET PORT SECURELY. DO NOT/ IRON OR DRY CLEAN."
Missing: None.
Finish: Drab green woven synthetic fabric pants have silver and black colour metal fittings on zippers, airlock connection, etc.; drab-green synthetic fibre laces; black moulded synthetic pocket clip; light brown synthetic [?] tabs for concealed pressure chambers; white coated paper mfr's label.
Decoration: N/A

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