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- 15 June 1981 (创建)
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Country of Design: China.
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Colour/Print: Olive Green
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Invisible Men exhibition label:
CHINESE FIGHTER PILOTS ANTI-G SUIT
Maker unknown
2010
Flight suits such as this one are designed to protect pilots from blacking out when they are subject to high levels of acceleration – g-force – when flying. This can cause the blood to pool in the lower part of the body and deprive the brain of oxygen. Air is pumped into the suit to pressurise the legs and abdomen.
Polyester and Nylon
Archive no. 2016.031
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From Inside the Westminster Menswear Archive:
F118 FIGHTER PILOT’S SUIT
Chinese Air Force
1981
Modern fighter aircraft, such as the F-16, can subject the pilot to 9G, or 907 kilograms (2,000 pounds) of pressure. Without a G-suit, the pilot’s blood would quickly pool in the lower body, depriving the brain of oxygen, causing unconsciousness and a high likelihood of crashing. The suit is equipped with a hose connector that attaches to the aircraft’s Anti-G system and inflates and deflates a series of internal air bladders on the abdomen and along the legs. When these air bladders are inflated, they apply pressure to the abdomen and legs and tighten the fabric around the sides and back of the legs. The intricate arrangement of webbing, lacing and tape on the G-suit influenced Helmut Lang’s 2003 aviator flight trousers.
Polyester, Nylon
Archive no. 2016.031