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Demonstration of pilot oxygen mask by Airbus test pilot (sh.itjust.works)
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This design is incredibly clever. I assume Boeing and other companies use similar masks? Maybe someone here knows more about commercial aviation than I do and can chime in.

Apparently Collins Aerospace makes them, or at least a version of them:
https://www.collinsaerospace.com/what-we-do/industries/military-and-defense/oxygen-and-psu-systems/crew-oxygen-systems/crew-masks/sweep-on-fullface-oxygen-mask

Video source: https://youtu.be/mgLSTimJ868

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They got that idea from Alien! It should be called the Face Hugger System...

I think Collins Aerospace designed some of the earliest ejection seats, so this is probably an extension of their military development.

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