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Show Life-Saving U. S. Pilot Uniform wr-rV Kprsr-i" yw M.vi.ipi WTTOJ"- fir X - J If ; -. If - ' i " ' '-Jf 4-.-r z , kH- ' ' y r i' - t ' -1 J t - t - t fV.f , If These pneumatic pants prevent U. S. fighter pilots from blacking out in aerial maneuvers by applying pressure to the pilot's" abdomen and legs during a pullout or turn, preventing the blood from pooling in the lower extremities and aiding the heart to maintain circulation to the brain. They are inflated by lung power or by mechanical devices. Many civilian accidents as well as military resulted from blacking out. The new pneumatic pants will largely do away with the condition, often fatal in war as well as peace. |