[simpits-tech] 1980's Navy Aircrew Gear List

[Scott Cerrito]

Odd?   kinda like our ecletic tastes here in SimPits, eh?   :)

I realize that some of the combination in flight gear prolly deals with various manufactures not being compatable, etc (connections, ports...), however, that can't be the total explanation of all the differences...  I grew up air force, my brother-in-law is still in, and I had every intention of modeling my cockpit after a 15, or 16, or if i got really devious, the f-111...  i just don't have the room for a side by side... hands down, i love the 'vark... my boss was stationed RAF upper heyford, and he shared a rather nice collection of books and photos on the f-111...  everyone likes the 16's cockpit, but I prolly would sell my firstborn if I had a chance at getting a f-111 cockpit...

I got lucky on my helmet...  I wanted the hgu-55, but this guy had a few 33's left over with an imaculate taping job, plus he threw in the mask (it was non-repairable for flight) for1/3 the cost of one on ebay...  so that pretty much settled where I was going to go with the collection, much to brother's dismay...  

Hope you have a great week, off to ebay for that LPU, its available!!!   :)

Scott
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sean Galbraith 
  To: Scott Cerrito ; Simulator Cockpit Builder's List 
  Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 10:13 PM
  Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] 1980's Navy Aircrew Gear List


  Lol!   I can relate, I have a similar mish mash, but leaning towards Navy (I like Navy, and I'm building a TA-4 sim.) but my helmet mask is HGU-26/p and MBU-5/p.  Interestingly here in NZ our Skyhawk drivers wore a combination of US Navy and Royal Air Force gear!!  Very weird, and in the final years they went more RAF, with Alpha helmets.  The Australians wear HGU-55/p helmets with RAF "P" Masks. the flightgear world is 'odd' at best ;-)

   

  SeanG


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  From: simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org [mailto:simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org] On Behalf Of Scott Cerrito
  Sent: Saturday, 10 April 2010 2:46 a.m.
  To: Simulator Cockpit Builder's List
  Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] 1980's Navy Aircrew Gear List

   

  Sean, 

  Thanks for that fast reply...  That was one of the first websites to pop up on a search, and indeed it is a great source of info:

   

        F-14
       OVER LAND & WATER
       CWU-27/P, Note #2
       HGU-68(V)/P
       MBU-14(B)1/P CRU-79, Note #3
       AIRSAVE
       LPU-33/P (LPFC)
       CSU-13B/P
       TACAIR CBR CONFIGURATION
       

   

  This is the list from the late 90's just prior to the retirement of the aircraft.  The HGU-68 is the current issue helmet, starting from the mid-90s on...  The airsave vest is also the mid 90's replacement for the SV-2, I think, I am not positve on that one...   I do have a mbu-14, however I don't have the cru-79...   I did stumble on this site just now:

   

        F-14
       HGU-55 and 68 CE
       MBU-14 and 24
       CRU-79, CRU-103
       CWU-27/P
       SV-2B

         
       MA-2
       LPU-23/P
       CSU-15/P
       

   

  http://flighthelmetltd.com/flightgearinformation.html   -- I am getting closer, the hgu-55 replaces the 33... and at least the SV-2b is listed here, as well as the lpu unit number....  

   

  I currently have a mish mosh of parts, some airforce, some navy...  i finally come to the conclusion that the navy way is the way i would like to go... consequently, i have a cru-60 and a cru-90 that is now going to collect dust, as well an airforce harness with capewell's as well...   I did get lucky last year and got a complete set of frost fittings...    my wife just shakes her head... oh well...

   

  Scott

   

   

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Sean Galbraith 

    To: Scott Cerrito ; Simulator Cockpit Builder's List 

    Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:59 PM

    Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] 1980's Navy Aircrew Gear List

     

    Have a look at:

    http://www.flightgear.tk/

     

    At least as a starting point.  Plenty of useful stuff in the "best of flightgear" website too (link on the main page)

     

    SeanG

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