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Fighter Pilot F/A-18 LPU life preserver LPU-33 w/FLU
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US NAVY / MARINES FIGHTER PILOT LIFE PRESERVER! , LPU-33 complete with Co2 bottles and the auto inflating FLU-8 devices.This is a current issue , Low Profile Flotation Collar , standard issue for all Navy and Marine fighter pilots in F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft with ejection seats. See my other auctions for additional flight helmet parts and related gear.Handles or submersion in saltwater will inflate the vest . Item shown is the actual LPU you are bidding on and is in excellent , near new condition.The photos show the vest opened so you can clearly see the automatic inflating devices on both sides. The vest will be properly packed before shipping. This type of equipment is intened to be worn by fighter pilot flying with Gentex flight helmet type HGU-86 or hgu-68 or HGU-55 in F/A-18 Hornet and A-4 Skyhawk. The pilot of these aircraft were trained in the use of aircrew life support equipment including g-suit and oxygen mask systems in fighter and attack aircraft. The MBU-12 and MBU-14 were masks that were also used with this type of equipment in Naval Aviation.More modern aircraft such at the Super Hornet and Grumman Prowler are now using different types of equipment such as the CRU-103 and GRU-7 ejection seat. 
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