Life support

Meggitt Avionics manufactures, repairs and supports a range of life support equipment for military aircraft and airborne personnel.

In-house facilities include:

  • Barometric test chamber
  • Pressure vessel manufacture and test
  • Certified cleaning processes and equipment for oxygen breathing systems
  • Approved welding and assembly processes

 

Equipment and systems include:

  • Onboard oxygen generation systems (OBOGS)
  • Liquid oxygen storage
  • Oxygen regulators
  • Demand (breathing) regulators
  • Oxygen distribution systems (airborne)
  • Parachutists´ oxygen
  • Gaseous oxygen storage

 

GOS  

Gaseous oxygen storage

Meggitt Avionics has extensive knowledge of the design, manufacture and support of airborne oxygen storage.

Oxygen  

Parachutists' oxygen

Meggitt Avionics´ oxygen regulators and storage systems can be configured as man-mounted systems for high level parachutists.

Regulators  

Regulators

These small, lightweight regulators provide breathing oxygen to aircrew at the correct pressure and volume regardless of altitude and or cabin pressure.