Functional Underwear

Safety Has a Name
Operators view on
Pilot Flight Equipment
made out of GORE-TEX® Fabric
Philipp Ostertag
Major (retired)
Project Manager Pilot Flight Equipment
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Safety Has a Name
Major (retired) Philipp Ostertag
 Tornado WSO
2320h flight time
 Survival Training
Sea 1993, Basic 1994, CSI 1996,
Winter GER 1997, NATO Winter
2002 & 2006, Arctic Alaska 2002
 Survivor during Clean Hunter 1997,
2000 & 2005
 Life Support Officer TRW 51
1998-2007
 Project Manager Autoflug GmbH
Pilot Flight Equipment
from 2007
Autoflug GmbH © 2009
Safety Has a Name
How it started
• Flight Equipment
– 50 yrs old
– Leather, cotton and
nomex
• Ops over former
Yugoslavia 1995-2001
– Free Choice for flight
clothing
• Need for new flight gear!
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Safety Has a Name
Functionality & Must haves
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Safety Has a Name
Bottom Line
Aircrew
clothing
must work
in the cockpit,
at the bar
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Safety Has a Name
Bottom Line
in an emergency and during survival
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Safety Has a Name
Autoflug GmbH © 2009
Safety Has a Name
Autoflug GmbH © 2009
Safety Has a Name
Initial start point
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Standard German flight suit
3-layer Gore-Tex-laminate
Windproof, not waterproof
Not for flight!
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Safety Has a Name
Flight jacket
• Windproof
• Waterproof
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Safety Has a Name
Periphery
• Boots
• Hats &
Headovers
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Safety Has a Name
Cold weather flight garment
• Winter Land Coverall
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Safety Has a Name
Survival cold weather gear
• Survival Suit
High insulation
• Tents / Bivy Bag
• Sleeping Bag
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Outer garment Immersion protection
flights over water
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Safety Has a Name
Summary
• Integrated Clothing
System
– Flexibility
– Comfort
– Cross-functional
– Modularity
– Further potential for
development
• From underwear to
outershell
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