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Class: Manned. Type: Space Suits. Nation: USA. Manufacturer: David Clark.

A bladder type partial pressure suit, with quick don, 8 sizes, separate garment (CWU-4/P) for immersion protection, inverted neck seal, HGU/8/P helmet, front entry, get-me-down altitude protection, no ventilation initially. Gloves were needed for longer term exposure to high altitude. Used by Kittinger in USAF stratosphere jump, later used by Japanese.


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