CSU-4/P

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CSU-4/P

American pressure suit, operational 1965. A bladder type partial pressure suit, with quick don, 8 sizes.

Status: operational 1965.

Separate garment (CWU-4/P) for immersion protection, inverted neck seal, HGU/8/P helmet, front entry, get-me-down altitude protection, no ventilation initially. Gloves were needed for longer term exposure to high altitude. Used by Kittinger in USAF stratosphere jump, later used by Japanese.

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CSU-5/P American pressure suit, operational 1965. A modified bladder type partial pressure CSU-4/P suit with integrated wet suit.

Family: Space Suits. Country: USA. Agency: David Clark. Bibliography: 487.

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