Survival and emergency equipment

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• Survival and emergency equipment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Survival and emergency equipment -- Testing
• Aircraft survival equipment
• Civil defense -- Equipment and supplies
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• Emergency kits
• Survival kits

• Flotation and survival equipment studies / compiled by E. B. McFadden. (Washington : Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aviation Medicine ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1978) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Coast Guard rescue and survival systems manual. (Washington, D.C. : Dept. of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, [1982]), by United States. Coast Guard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Surviving fire entrapments : comparing conditions inside vehicles and fire shelters / Richard Mangan. (Missoula, Mont. : USDA Forest Service, Technology & Development Program, [1998]), by Richard Mangan (page images at HathiTrust)
• Survival in Antarctica. (Washington : National Science Foundation, Division of Polar Programs : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1979) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo experience report : thermal design of Apollo lunar surface experiments package / Robert S. Harris, Jr. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1972), by Robert S. Harris (page images at HathiTrust)
• Apollo experience report : crew provisions and equipment subsystem / Fred A. McAllister. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1972), by Fred A. McAllister (page images at HathiTrust)

• Student outline : major area survival kits. (Fort Rucker, Ala. : Directorate of Training and Doctrine, Department of Academic Training, U.S. Army Aviation Center, 1985) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Aircrew survival equipmentman 3 & 2 / Naval Education and Training Program Management Support Activity. ([Pensacola, FL] : The Activity, 1987-), by Vernon L. Rising (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aircrew survival equipmentman 2 / Naval Education and Training Program Management Support Activity. ([Pensacola, Fla.] : Naval Education and Training Program Management Support Activity, 1990), by Harold G. Lyter (page images at HathiTrust)

• Aircrew survival equipmentman 3 & 2, volume 1 / Naval Education and Training Program Management Support Activity ; prepared by Vernon L. Rising. ([Pensacola, Fla.] : The Activity ; [Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 1987-), by Vernon L. Rising (page images at HathiTrust)

• Static longitudinal stability characteristics of various Mercury escape configurations and of a proposed alternate escape configuration for Mach numbers of 0.05 to 9.60 / by Robert P. Smith and William C. Moseley, Jr. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961), by Robert P. Smith (page images at HathiTrust)

• Full-scale flight test of a proposed abort-escape system for a manned space capsule from sea level / Willard S. Blanchard, Jr., and Sherwood Hoffman. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1960), by Willard S. Blanchard (page images at HathiTrust)

• Testing and environmental exposure of parachute materials for the solid rocket booster decelerator subsystem / B.K. Tannehill, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Marshall Space Flight Center. ([Washington] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1978), by B. K. Tannehill (page images at HathiTrust)
• Performance characteristics of a preformed elliptical parachute at altitudes between 200,000 and 100,000 feet obtained by in-flight photography / by Charles H. Whitlock and Harold N. Murrow. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, [1964]), by Charles H. Whitlock (page images at HathiTrust)
• Inflation and performance of three parachute configurations from supersonic flight tests in a low-density environment / by Charles H. Whitlock and Richard J. Bendura. (Washington, D.C. : NASA, 1969), by Charles H. Whitlock (page images at HathiTrust)
• High-altitude flight test of a reefed 12.2-meter-diameter disk-gap-band parachute with deployment at a mach number of 2.58 / by John S. Preisser and R. Bruce Grow. (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Va.], 1971), by John S. Preisser (page images at HathiTrust)
• High-altitude flight test of a 40-foot-diameter (12.2-meter) ringsail parachute at a deployment Mach number of 2.95 / by Clinton V. Eckstrom. (Washington, DC : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1970), by Clinton V. Eckstrom (page images at HathiTrust)

• Flight test of a 31.2-foot-diameter modified ringsail parachute deployed at a Mach number of 1.39 and a dynamic pressure of 11.0 pounds per square foot / by John S. Preisser, Clinton V. Eckstrom, and Harold N. Murrow. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967), by John S. Preisser (page images at HathiTrust)

• Effect of a load-alleviating structure on the landing behavior of a reentry-capsule model / by Edward L. Hoffman, Sandy M. Stubbs and John R. McGehee. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce], [1961]), by Edward L. Hoffman (page images at HathiTrust)

• In-flight escape systems for helicopters should be developed to prevent fatalities; report to the Congress [on the] Department of Defense by the Comptroller General of the United States. - ([Washington], 1973), by United States General Accounting Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• Flotation and survival equipment studies / compiled by E. B. McFadden. (Washington : Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aviation Medicine ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1978) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Parachute rigger 1 & C. [Prepared by the U. S. Navy Training Publications Center, Memphis, Tenn., in conjuction with the Training Division of the] Bureau of Naval Personnel. ([Washington, 1962]), by United States Bureau of Naval Personnel (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aircraft crash survival design guide / Simula Inc. ; prepared for Applied Technology Laboratory, U.S. Army Research and Technology Laboratories (AVRADCOM). (Fort Eustis, Va. : The Laboratory, ; Springfield, Va. : National Technical Information Sevice ;, [1980-) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Operator and organizational maintenance manual : life preserver, underarm, parachutist, type B-7, CO, inflated, FSN 4220-657-2197. ([Washington, DC] : Dept. of the Army, [1987]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aircrew survival equipmentman 1 & C ([Pensacola, Fla.] : Naval Education and Training Program Development Center, 1985), by Vernon L. Rising (page images at HathiTrust)
• Advanced emergency openings for commercial aircraft / Laurence J. Bement, Morry L. Schimmel. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1985), by Laurence J. Bement (page images at HathiTrust)

• Operator's and organizational maintenance manual (including repair parts and special tools list) : flare, aircraft, parachute, white, MK 45 MOD O (FSN 1370-088-5658-L473); flare, aircraft, parachute, MK 45 MOD O with adapter for dispenser XM19, (FSN 1370-461-1526-L424); and dispenser, flare, XM19, (FSN 1370-179-6011-L106). ([Washington, DC] : Headquarters, Dept. of the Army, [1989-) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Rip cord; thrills with parachutes, (Buffalo, N.Y., Printed by Foster & Stewart publishing co., [c1936]), by Lloyd Graham (page images at HathiTrust)
• Parachute rigger 1 & C. (Washington, D.C. : GPO, 1959), by United States Bureau of Naval Personnel (page images at HathiTrust)
• Der fallschirm, seine geschichtliche entwicklung und sein technisches problem, (Berlin, R. C. Schmidt & co.; New York, E. Steiger & co.; [etc., etc.], 1912), by Alex-Victor von Frankenberg und Ludwigsdorff (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Parachutes, aircraft fabrics, and clothing / prepared under direction of the Chief of the Air corps. ([Washington : U.S. Govt. print. off., 1941]), by United States. Army. Air Corps (page images at HathiTrust)
• Parachutes; development, use, maintenance... ([Manchester, Conn.] J. F. Smith, 1942), by James Floyd Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• Parachutes [by] Maj. Gen. James E. Fechet, Joe Crane [and] Glenn H. Smith. (New York, National Aeronautics Council, inc., 1942), by James Edmond Fechet (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aerodynamic heating of parachutes [by] A. L. Ruoff, S. W. Liu [and] F. Frank. (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Wright Air Development Center, Air Research and Development Command, U.S. Air Force, 1957), by Cornell University. Dept. of Engineering Mechanics and Materials (page images at HathiTrust)
• Airplane mechanics rigging handbook, by Rutherfurd S. Hartz ... and Elzor E. Hall ... (New York, The Ronald press company, [c1930]), by Rutherfurd S 1880- Hartz (page images at HathiTrust)
• A spin-recovery parachute system for light general-aviation airplanes / Charles F. Bradshaw. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service], 1980), by Charles F. Bradshaw (page images at HathiTrust)
• High-altitude flight test of a reefed 12.2-meter-diameter disk-gap-band parachute with deployment at a mach number of 2.58 / by John S. Preisser and R. Bruce Grow. (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Va.], 1971), by John S. Preisser (page images at HathiTrust)
• Drag coefficients for partially inflated flat circular parachutes / by Stanley H. Scher and Irene G. Young. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, VA : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1971), by Stanley H. Scher (page images at HathiTrust)
• Parachute technician, by Charles A. Zweng ... (N. Hollywood, Calif., Pan American Navigation Service, [1944]), by Charles Alfonso Zweng (page images at HathiTrust)
• Meet the parachute (Chicago, Ill., [1944-]), by Reliance manufacturing company (page images at HathiTrust)
• Modèles d'appareils d'aviation de l'antiquité à nos jours. (Paris, Librairie des sciences aéronautiques, 1910), by France) Librairie des sciences aéronautiques (Paris (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• A technical manual for the Rescue service / Prepared by the Rescue section, Medical division, of the U. S. Office of civilian defense. (Washington : U. S. Govt. print. off., 1943), by United States. Office of Civilian Defense. Medical Division (page images at HathiTrust)

• Training program for operation of emergency vehicles : instructor lesson plans. ([Washington : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Transportation of the injured : emergency procedures for ambulance crews, training, equipment, vehicles, and responsibility for ambulance service / by Carl B. Young, Jr., Carl B. Young, collaborating physician ; drawings by Richard Fry. (Springfield, Ill. : Charles C. Thomas, c1958), by Carl B. Young (page images at HathiTrust)

• Aircraft survival equipment. [Reprinted with changes] (Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1953), by United States Bureau of Naval Personnel (page images at HathiTrust)
• Essai pratique et démonstratif sur les moyens de prévenir et de sauver la vie aux marins naufragés, contenant de courtes instructions pour porter secours aux hommes en péril. Traduit, revue, et corrigé par M.C.A. Androit. (Yarmouth, C. Sloman, 1836), by George William Manby (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proceedings of a special meeting held at the Maltby building, Washington, D.C., September-October, 1891. (Washington, Govt. print. off., 1891), by United States. Steamboat-Inspection Service (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report on life-saving ordnance and appurtenances / by Lieut. D.A. Lyle. (Washington : Govt. Print. Off., 1878), by David Alexander Lyle (page images at HathiTrust)
• The hydro-aëronaut, or navigator's life-buoy: being an easy and effectual method of preventing the loss of lives by drowning, in cases of shipwreck, and others. By Thomas Cleghorn ... (London, J.M. Richardson [etc.], 1810), by Thomas Cleghorn (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tutamen nauticum: or, The seaman's preservation from shipwreck, diseases, and other calamities incident to mariners. (London, Printed for Dodsley, 1766), by John Wilkinson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life-boat and its story, by Noël T. Methley, F.R.G.S. (London, Sidgwick & Jackson ltd., 1912), by Noël T. Methley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Francis' Metallic Life-boat Company. (New York : W.C. Bryant & Co., 1852), by Francis' Metallic Life-boat Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• An essay on the preservation of shipwrecked persons : with a descriptive account of the apparatus and the manner of applying it / as adopted successfully by G. W. Manby ; illustrated with engravings on wood drawn by W. M. Craig and executed by J. Berryman. (London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1812), by George William Manby (page images at HathiTrust)
• Traité de la construction théorique et pratique du scaphandre, ou, Du bateau de l'homme : approuvé par l'Academie Royale des Sciences / par M. de la Chapelle. (A Paris : Chez Debure ... Chez l'auteur ..., 1775), by abbé de La Chapelle (page images at HathiTrust)

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