Mustang Survival MSV971 Life Preserver and Survival Vest
Description and Maintenance Instructions
9 June 2004, Rev: 1.0
2.9SURVIVAL VEST
2.9.1The Survival Vest is designed for use in fixed seat equipped aircraft, providing a mounting platform for the life preserver equipped with a manual inflation device.
Figure 6. Inside View of the LP/SV
Ballistic Liner Attachment Tab
Ballistic Liner | Front Entry Zipper |
Attachment |
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Zipper |
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ID Label
LP Container |
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Closure Slider | Storage Pockets |
Grommet |
2.9.2The survival vest is a waistcoat style vest constructed of sage green, flame retardant, Nomex® cloth and mesh. The vest incorporates six outside pockets and four inside pockets, for the stowage of personal survival equipment. Customers may contact Mustang Survival to select different pocket configurations.
2.9.3Also provided are two rings located on the front of the vest, between the lobes of the protective container. These rings are meant to provide a suitable attachment point for reducing the hanging weight of
2.9.4The vest is donned and secured at the front with a large black nylon entry zipper and a waist buckle. A snap tab is provided at the top, to retain the zipper slider tab and, to ensure that the zipper remains secured in windblasts. The waist belt and side adjustment straps provide adjustment.
2.9.5A series of life preserver attachment loops, constructed of loops of sage green, fire retardant Nomex® cord, are sewn into a folded nylon tape strip, which is secured down the front left and front right chest area, and across the upper back, below the neck. These loops provide a means for attachment of the life preserver protective container.
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