Reel Number: 220472-31
Color: Black and White
Sound: SD
Year / Date: 1944,1940s
Country: Canada
Location: Toronto, Ontario
TC Begins: 10:06:34
TC Ends: 10:08:15
Duration: 00:01:41
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WWII - 1944, Canada, Homefront: Flying “Zoot Suit” Eliminates Pilot Blackout Danger Intertitle: Flying “Zoot Suit” Eliminates Pilot Blackout Danger. 10:06:40 Large laboratory test w/ pilot in regular flight suit inside ball preparing for test. MCU Monitoring military technician at controls w/ dials, buttons & knobs. MLS of entire test chamber & ball mounted on arm beginning to spin & increasing circular / rotating speed to simulate flying. 10:07:05 Pilot seen fainting from centrifugal force. 10:07:23 MCU pilot putting on suit w/ leg lacings & zippers, then pulling on outer suit w/ water or air pressure to prevent blackout. Test repeated & pilot stays conscious. 10:08:11 End title: “Help Shorten The War Buy That Extra Bond. WW2 Inventions; 1940s; Testing; Military Equipment; {black scratch on left)