Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Type
EQUIPMENT-Survival
Manufacturer
Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Physical Description
A dark grey/green life raft made of a thick rubberized fabric, with nylon webbing lanyards connecting the life raft to the cylinder that provides pressurized gas to inflate the raft. The raft is folded into the packed configuration for operational flight on the EA-6B Prowler airplane. There is a short length of yellow nylon webbing around the cylinder neck that was cut to remove the life raft from the aircraft.
Dimensions
3-D (Folded): 38.1 × 27.9 × 15.2cm, 3.2kg (1 ft. 3 in. × 11 in. × 6 in., 7lb.)
Materials
Rubber-coated fabric, nylon webbing straps, steel cable (cylinder activation tether), plastic, nylon rope, brass, metal cylinder
Inventory Number
A20190435004
Credit Line
Transferred from the United States Marine Corps, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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