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Safety Equipment

Since the advent of high-altitude pressurized airliners in the early 1940s, airliners have featured oxygen masks as well as evacuation slides and rafts to aid passengers and crew in emergencies.

Display Status

This object is on display in America by Air at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

America by Air

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

EQUIPMENT-Breathing Devices

Manufacturer

Puritan Equipment Inc.

Physical Description

Yellow conical rubber with tubing, plastic sack; constant flow type.

Dimensions

3-D (Bag): 29 × 16 × 7cm (11 7/16 × 6 5/16 × 2 3/4 in.)
3-D (Tube): 96 × 0.5cm (37 13/16 × 3/16 in.)

Materials

Plastics
Rubber
Ink
Ferrous Alloy
Elastic

Inventory Number

A19740808000

Credit Line

Transferred from the Federal Aviation Agency

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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