Jetstream is a reality TV show on Discovery Channel Canada that follows 8 pilots in training with the Canadian Air Force to fly the CF-18 hornet at CFB Cold Lake, a Canadian Forces Base located 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) southwest of Cold Lake, Alberta.
Mustang Survival has designed and manufactured pilot flight equipment since 1991 and supplies suits specially designed for a range of aircraft operated by the US and Canadian Air Forces. Mustang Survival also builds the DRDC designed STING(TM) G-suit and integrated life preserver & survival vest worn by the Canadian pilots on Jetstream. We have had a long standing working relationship with “Cold Lake” in Alberta, Canada.
Mustang Survival is one of a few select companies in the world to design and manufacture G-suits. These specialized suits protect jet fighter pilots from the risks they are exposed to when maneuvering at high speeds. As a result of centripetal forces when a fighter jet maneuvers, blood pressure to the pilots brain is reduced, putting the pilot at risk of black-out, known in the Air Force community as G-LOC (G-induced loss of consciousness).
A ‘G-Suit’ is a special garment and generally takes the form of tightly-fitting trousers. The trousers are fitted with inflatable bladders which, when pressurized by a G-sensitive valve in the aircraft, press firmly on the abdomen and legs, thus restricting the flow of blood away from, and pressure loss in the brain during periods of high acceleration.
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