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DATASHEET
OXYGEN REBREATHER
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MSA Mark III breathing apparatus for aircraft use
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Date: 3 august 2008
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Database oxygen rebreathers by:
J.W. Bech
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Manufacturer
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MSA
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Model
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Mark III
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Land of origin
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Unites States
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Special Note:
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Apparatus for aircraft use
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User group
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Military
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Part no:
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Working principle
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chemical oxygen generation process?
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Gas type
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Pure oxygen
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Cylinder volume
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Max. cylinder pressure
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Material of cylinder
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Steel / Aluminium
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Counterlung inspire volume
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Counterlung exhale volume
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Dive time duration
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2 hours
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Operating temperature
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Magnetic signature
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Weight ready to use in Air
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Weight ready to use in water
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MOD
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Scrubber material
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Colour
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Oxygen Green
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Price
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In 1943 58,50$ second hand market
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Worn
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back
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Mouthpiece shut off valve
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Y pendulum system
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Full Face mask attached
(FFM)
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Special versions
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Backpack
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y
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Extra info:
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Extra info:
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Additional information:
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Email address owner
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If you have any information to add this sheet please mail it to
jw.bech@quicknet.nl
References to source and names will always be added!
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Info found:
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Origin:
http://www.therebreathersite.nl
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Info:
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The
Navy in cooperation with the Mining Safety Equipment Company (MSA),
developed a portable oxygen generating & rebreathing apparatus that
would provide and sustain oxygen provision for dirigible aircrews if
required for higher altitude flight. This system, which was
constructed of aluminum and painted "oxygen green", used a
chemical oxygen generation process that would provide an aircrewman
with aviation grade oxygen for a specific period of time, when used
in cooperation with a demand type valve. The standard US Navy system
incorporated the Navy's "C" oronasal breathing mask that could be
secured to the head with a strap suspension. An earlier version of
this chemical oxygen generation set also used a mouthpiece very much
like that used in diving sets (that is, fitted with a flange that
was positioned behind the lips and in front of the teeth, so as to
assure retention). This individual chemical oxygen
generation assembly could also be used in larger aircraft, but it is
doubtful that this was a common practice, owing to the weight
factor. By the early 1940s this system was also in standard use on
US Navy non-rigid 'blimps'.]
source:
http://webs.lanset.com
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