Object Details
Manufacturer
Hamilton Standard
Summary
This Universal helmet was part of the first of the A-4H-027 training suits, which were constructed with the smaller neckrings and slightly different life-support/ backpack attachments.
The helmet was the second helmet design for the Apollo series and the first to be designed and manufactured by Hamilton Standard in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Like the earlier designs for the AX-1H and AX-2H models which were designed and manufactured by the International Latex Corporation in Dover, Delaware, this helmet had a retractable pressure visor for impact protection. The neckring had pivots allowing the wearer a considerably greater range of up and down vision with less effort, and a lower-effort pressure-sealing bearing, allowing the head and helmet to turn right and left without restriction.
NASA testing demonstrated this helmet's range of visibiltiy superior to anything previously tested.
Transferred to NASM from NASA - Manned Spacecraft Center in 1973.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19730811000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear
Materials
Exterior: High impact plastic
Visor: Acrylic
Ear phones: Suede, plastic
Head pad: Leather
other: Polycarbonate, Leather, Plastic, Foam, Steel, Aluminum, Nylon, PVC, Rubber/Neoprene
Dimensions
3-D: 35.6 x 30.5 x 38.1cm (14 x 12 x 15 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19730811000