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==Colonial Flight Suit== | ==Colonial Flight Suit== | ||
Colonial military flight crews wear '''flight suits'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref>, sometimes referred to as "jock smocks"<ref>This term is first used by {{callsign|Starbuck}} in "[[He That Believeth in Me]]" when she asks [[Samuel Anders]] why he wears a flight suit.</ref>. | |||
The flight suit is an airtight, one-piece jumpsuit with a single front zipper that runs from neck to waist; a detachable two-piece vest covering the chest is affixed by snaps across the shoulders and chest. Pressure gloves are attached by soft pressure seals incorporated in the sleeves, with a cuff itself featuring an integrated digital watch, its location based on the pilot's preference {{TRS|33}}. The arms and legs of the suit feature various zippered and flap pockets, as well as pouch compartments, for stowage of equipment such as [[Atmosphere test capsule|atmosphere test capsules]] and oxygen gauges {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}. | |||
[[File:TRS - Miniseries - Boomer and Helo's Flight Suit Indicators.jpg|thumb|[[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]'s and [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]'s [[flight suit]] indicators; Boomer's being green while Helo's is red after the shrapnel punctures his suit {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.]] | [[File:TRS - Miniseries - Boomer and Helo's Flight Suit Indicators.jpg|thumb|[[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]]'s and [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]'s [[flight suit]] indicators; Boomer's being green while Helo's is red after the shrapnel punctures his suit {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.]] | ||
The suit is attached to the flight helmet by a hard metal collar; the helmet receives pressurizing air through a hose at the back of the helmet. The suit's basic environmental adjustments are managed by a small series of buttons on the left forearm, featuring a strip of indicator lighting through a covered window. When fully pressurized, the indicator strip illuminates green; it is lit red when the suit is compromised. As the pilot begins the process of removing their suit, this indicator's LED strip begins deactivating in sequence from left to right before powering off {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}. | The suit is attached to the flight helmet by a hard metal collar; the helmet receives pressurizing air through a hose at the back of the helmet. The suit's basic environmental adjustments are managed by a small series of buttons on the left forearm, featuring a strip of indicator lighting through a covered window. When fully pressurized, the indicator strip illuminates green; it is lit red when the suit is compromised. As the pilot begins the process of removing their suit, this indicator's LED strip begins deactivating in sequence from left to right before powering off {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}. | ||
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Flight suits are also fitted with a backpack featuring a parachute {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again}} and an air tank with a limited supply {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again|Resurrection Ship, Part II|Razor}}. | Flight suits are also fitted with a backpack featuring a parachute {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again}} and an air tank with a limited supply {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again|Resurrection Ship, Part II|Razor}}. | ||
When pilots are deployed, a separate zippered satchel with survival equipment is affixed to the backpack. Equipment within the satchel includes tape, water packets, and other survivalist tools {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again}}. {{Clear}} | When pilots are deployed, a separate zippered satchel with survival equipment is affixed to the backpack. Equipment within the satchel includes tape, water packets, and other survivalist tools {{TRS|You Can't Go Home Again}}. | ||
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=== Utility Belt === | === Utility Belt === | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | *In the episodes "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]" and "[[Act of Contrition]]," {{callsign|Starbuck}} uses her flight suit to its fullest, from her ejection from her wayward Viper to her parachute landing, and monitoring of life support mechanisms using the gauges built into the suit. | ||
*The suits are designed to keep a pilot who has ejected from his Viper alive in a vacuum for a limited amount of time, such as when Lee Adama has to eject from the [[Blackbird]] in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]". | *The suits are designed to keep a pilot who has ejected from his Viper alive in a vacuum for a limited amount of time, such as when Lee Adama has to eject from the [[Blackbird]] in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]". | ||
*It appears that ''Galactica'' rarely has the opportunity for [[SAR]] operations to retrieve pilots after combat with Cylon forces. Often the battlestar must retreat with the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], leaving any surviving Viper pilots to either be captured by the Cylons or die once their oxygen runs out. | *It appears that ''Galactica'' rarely has the opportunity for [[SAR]] operations to retrieve pilots after combat with Cylon forces. Often the battlestar must retreat with the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], leaving any surviving Viper pilots to either be captured by the Cylons or die once their oxygen runs out. | ||
*The flight suits were designed by | *The flight suits were designed by Deborah Everton, and were constructed from materials produced by Sommers Plastic Products.<ref>http://www.scifihero.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=117&pid=4039&mode=threaded&start=</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||