Taylor Pressure Helmet Type EP
- Made:
- 1958 in United Kingdom
Taylor partial pressure flying helmet type E.P, made by Baxter, Woodhouse & Taylor in 1958. The helmet features an inflatable bag, used to equalize the pressure outside the skull to that within it and thus offset the effects of a 'red out'; caused by
blood rushing to the head during negative G manoeuvres.
Details
- Category:
- Aeronautics
- Object Number:
- Y2001.300
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified), metal (unknown), rubber (unidentified) and textile
- Measurements:
-
overall: 210 mm x 260 mm x 350 mm, 2.6 kg
- type:
- helmet
