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Commercial & Military
CO2 Cartridges
and Re-arming Kits for Inflatables
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Supplying the fighting forces has been our tradition since 1965.
Critical mission components are on every “no-go” list in the
military. You can’t send a fighter pilot out on a mission without a
properly re-armed PFD. If it’s not ready, that is a “no-go item and
the mission can not begin until you can clear the “no-go” status.
Leland places PFD cartridges around the world every day.
Please take a look in each of the
menu selections. NOTE OF INTEREST: Photos from WWII click here. |
Photos courtesy of
US DOD. |
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MILITARY AVIATION Select the proper inflation cartridges and cylinders from a listing of MIL-SPEC and NSN’s. |
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GENERAL AVIATION Select the proper inflation cartridges and cylinders from a listing of general purpose marine lifejackets. |
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NAVY Select the proper inflation cartridges and cylinders from a listing of MIL-SPEC and NSN’s. |
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COMMERCIAL Select the proper inflation cartridges and cylinders from a listing of MIL-SPEC and NSN’s. |
Photos from World War II These
historical photos are from the Pima Air and Space Museum in
Tucson Arizona. If you have any photos of early life jackets or
small one man life rafts we would love to post them in this
area. Please contact us. |
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The “One Man” life raft was one of the best innovations for pilots during WWII as cold water was responsible for many deaths. The idea was to get the pilot out of the water. At the time, the US Navy felt that a single Leland P/N 52053CO2 (MIL-C-52053) 2.0oz CO2 would be enough gas for the raft to inflate into a shape and provide enough flotation for the pilot to grab onto it and keep afloat. However, the pilot has to find the oral inflation tube and top off the filling of the raft in order for it to be strong enough to climb onto. It worked, but unfortunately today, the NAVSEA and NAVAIR command is stubborn about partial inflation safety gear. The industry has made several attempts in the early 2000-2005 period but the programs ran out of money. |
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The US military pioneered the inflatable life jacket to what it is today. But back them, the coated fabric was more like a rubberized material and easily dried out. So the military found that talcum powder kept the material pliable. The term “Mae West” came about from the the fact that one looked like the busty Mae West when the life jacket inflated. The term stuck and is still heard on US bases today. |
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The famous crotch strap was the most uncomfortable thing about those old school life jackets. If you had to inflate it in the water, that crotch strap was pretty uncomfortable. New designs eliminate this by going with a wider waist belt. |
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The early military inflation devices used simple non threaded 8g CO2 cartridges which were made by the millions for Seltzer bottles back then. Unscrew the cap and drop one in. Again, it was just enough flotation to get the device into a shape, adding some of your own breath was the key to floating. |
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Many pilots and crewmen drowned during WWI because their Mae West was exposed and was easily damaged while they working or getting shot at. So when they went to use their life jacket it often failed. It was not until the Korean conflict did the Military start to roll up the inflation cell out of harms way. |
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