An Aviator G-Suit at the U.S. Navy Museum
The U.S. Navy Museum caption reads:
ANTI-G(RAVITY) SUIT
The anti-G(ravity) suit protects pilots from the negative effects of pressure caused by rapid acceleration and changes in altitude. In this model, air pressure distributed through five bladders ensured that the compression on the legs and abdomen equaled the rate of acceleration so that blood moved freely from the lower to the upper part of the body.
Courtesy, Flying Medshipmen Association
This uniform can be seen in the Korea 1950-53: The Navy in the Forgotten War exhibit at the National Museum of the United States Navy at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
© 2009 Ashley D. Cristal, All Rights Reserved. Use of this photograph in ANY form is NOT permitted without permission from the author.
An Aviator G-Suit at the U.S. Navy Museum
The U.S. Navy Museum caption reads:
ANTI-G(RAVITY) SUIT
The anti-G(ravity) suit protects pilots from the negative effects of pressure caused by rapid acceleration and changes in altitude. In this model, air pressure distributed through five bladders ensured that the compression on the legs and abdomen equaled the rate of acceleration so that blood moved freely from the lower to the upper part of the body.
Courtesy, Flying Medshipmen Association
This uniform can be seen in the Korea 1950-53: The Navy in the Forgotten War exhibit at the National Museum of the United States Navy at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
© 2009 Ashley D. Cristal, All Rights Reserved. Use of this photograph in ANY form is NOT permitted without permission from the author.