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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 Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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