MVI_0472.AVI

Clip showing USAF Capt. Michael Lee flying rocket plane test flight this week out of Edwards AFB. Video by in- cockpit camera. Suited up in USAF MC-4B full body rubber bladder pressure suit with integral anti-G suit and MA-6B full-pressure oxygen helmet for use at edge of space.
Inside the MA-6B helmet an airtight inner rubber helmet is closely fitted round the pilot's head and neck and contains anti-G pressure bladders and large rubber earphones.The entire helmet assembly is sealed to the pressure suit by an inflatable rubber neckseal. Clip taken at altitude 215,000 feet at Mach 2.8, 04/05/2010 about to begin descent into atmosphere. (Communication channel edited out to comply with USAF security regulations)

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[framento4513]

WHERE IS POSSIBLE TO BUY THE HELMET ?

[Grandwaterfrount]

Hello! How does it feel inside a G-suit? Also I love the breathing sounds! What wiill happen if the air rain out? Thanks!