In the USA, they talked about the appointment of MPU-6 special masks for army pilots

It became known that for pilots of the American Army aviation The Pentagon continues to purchase special masks to perform tasks in special conditions. We are talking about special masks of chemical and biological protection MPU-5 and MPU-6.

In total, 2017 thousand MPU-2,2 special masks have been produced for the needs of army aviation since 6.

Describes the purpose of these "accessories". The mask allows the helicopter pilot (for example, we are talking about Apache helicopters) to operate in conditions of chemical or biological contamination of the area. MPU-6 (Mask Protective Unit) fits into a special pocket on the pilot's chest. The mask, if necessary, is removed from the mounts and put on the face of the pilot. It is equipped with special optical elements that allow the pilot not to lose visual control over the situation in flight. Moreover, optical elements have night vision sensors.

The manufacturer reports that MPU-6 protects against chemical or biological weapons even when the aircraft is in an overly contaminated environment.

The mask protects the pilot's eyes, face skin, respiratory system. As stated, in a special mask filters are used based on modern compounds that effectively neutralize toxic substances. In fact, this is a lightweight version of the gas mask, and it is very high-tech. It is used not only in the US Air Force, but also, for example, in the United States Coast Guard aviation.

Resource Reddit.com publishes pictures of American pilots in special masks, which are described in the material.

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[parkello]

Well, let's say they close their faces, but their bodies? a flight suit, especially a helicopter pilot, is far from a RKhBZ suit

[cost]

This mask has a special secret purpose - anti-hamburger

[Shurik70]

Maybe I don’t understand something?
One of the most important parameters of any military aircraft or helicopter is a qualitative overview. That the pilot could well see the situation around.
And this mask turns vision into tunneling. Lateral vision is not involved at all.

[Tsoy]

Quote: Shurik70

One of the most important parameters of any military aircraft or helicopter is a qualitative overview. That the pilot could well see the situation around.

Well, they fly the same way. And they don’t seem to complain.

[Vladimir_2U]

Better with tunnel vision than with poisoning or infection. )

[Shurik70]

Quote: Vladimir_2U

Better with tunnel vision than with poisoning or infection. )

A helmet with a wide visor will protect you no worse than this "gas mask".
And at the expense of "night vision", in the same helmet, you can additionally mount a noctovisor, which can be removed inside the helmet, like a second visor. When not needed, it is easy to remove, no matter what gets in the way.

[Bshkaus]

Maybe I don’t understand something?

You all understand very well and correctly!
In this mask, indeed, as in a tunnel, especially since the American one is made worse than ours, because it has two windows, in our single glass, the size of which matches the MPU-6 in-depth contour (Unfortunately, I could not find a quick shot for comparison on the Internet).
The only advantage of a full-face mask is that it is much more comfortable to breathe under excessive pressure. In a conventional half-face mask, excess pressure is applied only to the mouth and nose. But at high excess pressures of about 1000 mm of water, it begins to siphon through the obturator mask (if it is not fitted properly) directly into the eyes, or even worse from the eyes themselves through the sinuses (but this already depends more on the anatomical features of a particular person), which is VERY UNPLEASANT.
In a full-face mask, the pressure in the nasopharynx and sinuses is equalized with external pressure, therefore, no tears))))
The article says that a mask for helicopters, which means that it does not need an overpressure oxygen supply. So questions remain about the capabilities of the mask. I have already mentioned about the unsuccessfully chosen option with "keyholes" for review, we have the volume of the field of view at least the same as in the mask of a diver or a snowboarder.

[loki565]

For those who are in the subject)))

[maxim947]

Come on maliciously, a good and useful contraption.

[faridg7]

Quote: parkello

Well, let's say they close their faces, but their bodies? a flight suit, especially a helicopter pilot, is far from a RKhBZ suit

Well, I still had a set of filtering protective linen in my hands in the shaggy 88, I think since then the technology has not been lost either in our country or in them.

[Tsoy]

Quote: parkello

Well, let's say they close their faces, but their bodies? a flight suit, especially a helicopter pilot, is far from a RKhBZ suit

The photo shows that this is not just a flight suit. In addition to the mask, there are more elements.

[seregatara1969]

and from dust and from dispersed liquid OM the car will cover

[Dart]

It remains to invent T-fighter ....

[Alexander Petrov1]

This is to scare UFOs ...

[bars1]

And I think that reminds me of this ?!

[ltc35]

Futuristic.

[Private-K]

\ scratching the back of the head \ And why does a helicopter pilot need it? No combat and other airborne forces in the cockpit, and even at a height, should not penetrate. Sort of. Or am I wrong?

[Thunderbolt]

Well, if in the infection zone you need to land troops, pick up the wounded or deliver the goods. Suddenly a forced landing. Then the helicopter pilot will have to land on poisoned ground. Everyone will be in OZK and gas masks, but he is also not immortal. And army men are also involved in the elimination of technological disasters. A mask lies in his pocket and can come in handy when ...

[Errr]

A mask is good.) But the trick here is that one mask is clearly not enough. A filter itself is needed, and it is usually highly specialized. The figure below shows a few for example, but this is far from all that is presently in nature.

In order to protect yourself from the effects of toxic substances, you must definitely know from which ones. Assumptions won't help here. The easiest way to know is when he himself has conceived "sanitization".) It will be very difficult to predict the enemy.

[Oleg (Kharkov)]

Quote: Herrr

The filter itself is needed, and it is usually highly specialized

then hermetic glasses and an oxygen cylinder with a mask are more rational. There are a lot of places in the helicopter for the tank, this is not infantry

[Errr]

Quote: Oleg (Kharkov)

then hermetic glasses and an oxygen cylinder with a mask are more rational.

This is called an isolating gas mask, or rather, one of its types. This is a good thing.) Only if the container is large, then it is usually not with oxygen, but with compressed air. There are also design with a small supply of compressed oxygen, a lung bag and a carbon dioxide absorber. This is somewhat more complicated, but structurally much more interesting.

[Vladimir_2U]

Helicopter cabins are leaking.

[Starover_Z]

Quote: Private-K

\ scratching the back of the head \ And why does a helicopter pilot need it? No combat and other airborne forces in the cockpit, and even at a height, should not penetrate. Sort of. Or am I wrong?

Well, since they do that

It became known that for the pilots of the US Army Aviation, the Pentagon continues to purchase special masks that allow them to perform tasks in special conditions. We are talking about special masks of chemical and biological protection MPU-5 and MPU-6.

it means that it is not in vain that the Americans DID NOT DISPOSE their stocks of chemical and bacteriological weapons and deployed new laboratories in separate republics of the former Union.
They can cook the zavarushka themselves and prepare for the consequences, scum!

[7,62x54]

Biological laboratories Americans cordoned off Russia around the perimeter. Naturally you need to protect your pilots.

[Sergey39]

Scaring the enemy is the most important destination. It is enough to post photos on the network - and you can not even produce them.

[Good_Anonymous]

Live link, plus Reddit

[Roman 57 rus]

Moreover, optical elements have night vision sensors. I’ve noticed what this is. In the photo, it’s just like glass ??

[Tsoy]

Quote: Roman 57 rus

Moreover, optical elements have night vision sensors. I’ve noticed what this is. In the photo, it’s just like glass ??

[Provincial-m]

But the secret helmet of the Japanese pilot F-35 was never found .. hehe
The corpse was planted already without a helmet. So American pilots fly more carefully))))

[Fantazer911]

All preparations, chemical protection masks, etc., obviously preparation for war, the question is who will become the cannon fodder, whom the United States will use, whose hands they will heat to rake in order not to burn their own.
At the sight of this mask, I immediately thought that this was the protection of pilots after reconciliation of nuclear weapons against the population of a certain country.

[Dikson]

Well, why immediately nuclear? We can talk about the use of combat agents .. Well, or even as an option - non-lethal agents ... threw shells and missiles at the resistance area, flew by helicopters and landed .. Masked fighters and masked pilots ..

[Vkd dvk]

Several thousand masked pilots capable of being in the atmosphere are extremely toxic. This, of course, is the territory of the United States. In a country that has not destroyed military warfare on its territory, unlike Russia, which does not have one. We do not have it, and the enemy does not have the opportunity, through sabotage and bombing, to release thousands of tons of this muck, at the place of storage and storage. So the warehouse, which was 6 km away from my house, is now empty. And to bring what lies in the state of Oklahoma to my house, you still need to be able to ..... Well, Oklahomites are afraid.

[Vkd dvk]

Quote: Roman 57 rus

Moreover, optical elements have night vision sensors. I’ve noticed what this is. In the photo, it’s just like glass ??

Glasses on which the image from the amplifiers of night vision devices will be projected from the outside. And he, according to their plan, does not even have to look at the screens. Distracted by driving a car.
Ours are offended by the fact that such devices (similar, of course, simpler ones) are illuminated by strong light and the pilot does not see anything for some time due to the inertia of the devices.
Let's look at them. How much accident rate will increase.

[Vkd dvk]

Quote: Shurik70

Maybe I don’t understand something?
One of the most important parameters of any military aircraft or helicopter is a qualitative overview. That the pilot could well see the situation around.
And this mask turns vision into tunneling. Lateral vision is not involved at all.

And you do not worry about this. Rejoice.