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Personal smoke hood introduced

By General Aviation News Staff · January 26, 2015 ·

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Cool Travel Stuff, a travel supply company specializing in general aviation products, has introduced the Personal Smoke Hood.

SmokeHoodResisting temperatures of up to 450°C (922°F) while filtering out toxic particles caused by fires and heavy smoke, the Personal Smoke Hood provides users with up to 20 minutes of breathable air.

The Personal Smoke Hood’s one-size-fits-all feature protects adults, children and pets, according to company officials.

Jim Chandler, Owner and CEO of Cool Travel Stuff, asks, “Have you ever felt smoke billowing down your lungs as you try to stabilize a flight that requires an emergency landing?”

SMokeHood2“You don’t want to. That’s why Cool Travel Stuff is launching our latest product: The Personal Travel Hood. Now, you won’t have to worry about maintaining breathable air and a clear line of sight in the event of a fire emergency.”

The key to Personal Smoke Hood’s protective powers lies in its design and materials first used by NASA to secure space shuttles, he noted. A thin layer of high-temperature resistant polyamide film allows for clear vision while protecting a user’s face from flames up to 450°C.

Toxic air then travels through seven layers of temperature control and micro-particle removal filtration bringing users enough breathable air to avert a lethal crisis.

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  1. CJ Gerker says

    February 1, 2015 at 7:16 pm

    Check out the transport carrier smoke-evas equipment from Vision Safe Corp. Battery powered system you carry on and lock into the cockpit, one for each pilot. Will provide up to 4 hours of operation. You use it to see outside and see the instrument panel and radio equipment.

  2. Paul says

    January 27, 2015 at 8:43 am

    Me thinks there may be some over hyped salesmanship in the ad wherein it says that a “clear line of sight” can be maintained when donning the hood. Not really if the smoke is between the hood and the windshield, the vision will still be obscured.

    • Jim Chandler says

      February 1, 2015 at 1:44 pm

      The statement’s meaning is that you have a clear line of sight without the irritants from the smoke and fumes. If you’ve ever had a face full of smoke from burning leaves you know you are basically blind for s short period of time. I can see how that statement could be misunderstood.

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