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Topic: Apollo A7L/B spacesuits: photo requests
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Moonpaws
Member Posts: 685
From: Lee's summit, MO
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 01-04-2005 08:35 PM
   
Anyone have any detailed photos you can send of the top of the remote unit (where the camera was mounted to space suit)? Thanks Also looking for detailed photos of the back of the pack. |
Matt T
Member Posts: 1368
From: Chester, Cheshire, UK
Registered: May 2001
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posted 01-05-2005 01:26 AM
You should find everything you need on this page; a great site for photos of the suit.Also this rather famous photo shows good detail of the bracket that the camera was mounted on. It's the hook to the right of the 'Aldrin' tag on the front of the RCU. |
Matt T
Member Posts: 1368
From: Chester, Cheshire, UK
Registered: May 2001
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posted 01-21-2005 04:15 AM
Look at this pic first; on the front of the RCU is a thin piece of metal that tapers at the top. This is a hook, it is fixed in position.Now this pic, taken looking down on the RCU from above (i.e. the astronaut's point of view). In this picture the mounting plate that the camera is usually attached to has been hooked onto the hook in the previous picture. You can just see the tapered end of the hook sticking out in the centre of the picture. The broad face of the mounting plate is ordinarily attached directly on to the back of the camera. This view from the astronauts left shoulder shows the camera in place, but unfortunately you can't see how it's attached from this angle. Hope that helps, email me if you'd like anymore details. |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 12-14-2009 08:27 PM
Anyone know here I can find photos of the hose connectors on the PLSS backpacks? |
mark plas
Member Posts: 385
From: the Netherlands
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 12-26-2009 05:39 AM
I believe the hoses were connected fixes to the PLSS the only connectors were on the suit. |
history in miniature
Member Posts: 600
From: Slatington, PA
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 12-26-2009 02:10 PM
quote:
Originally posted by alanh_7:
Anyone know here I can find photos of the hose connectors on the PLSS backpacks?
My Little Space Museum, the above link takes you to the picture in the above post. |
Charlie16
Member Posts: 494
From: Italy
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 04-25-2011 09:41 PM
I'm building an Apollo suit A7LB but I can not find a photo where you see the back of the suit. If anyone can help me or indicate where I can find the photos. Thanks.(If I tell you that I saw and photographed the Apollo suits inside Garber, I did not have take any photos of back of the suit!) Editor's note: Threads merged. |
Charlie16
Member Posts: 494
From: Italy
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 04-27-2011 04:23 AM
I received some photos from Ulli Lotzmann. Thank you so much! |
Apolloman
Member Posts: 148
From: Ledignan, Gard (30), France
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 04-27-2011 05:45 AM
You can find here. |
Charlie16
Member Posts: 494
From: Italy
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 05-27-2011 09:14 AM
Two years ago I built an Apollo A7-L spacesuit for an Italian museum. You can see here. Now I work on A7-LB (Charlie Duke's on Apollo 16):
 Opinions and suggestions will be appreciated. |
Apolloman
Member Posts: 148
From: Ledignan, Gard (30), France
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 05-29-2011 11:50 AM
I am looking for diagrams of the official machining connections wrists, neck, connectors oxygen, water and electric in an attempt to reproduce on a digital lathe and other machining.Someone would have it in his cartoons. Air-lock is the company that manufactured them, I try to contact them but I never got answers. Please help me! |
Charlie16
Member Posts: 494
From: Italy
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 05-29-2011 11:50 AM
Some drawing and pictures sent to you. I hope can I help you. |
Apolloman
Member Posts: 148
From: Ledignan, Gard (30), France
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 05-29-2011 12:48 PM
Damn! There must be a PDF file that I ask... I do not think it's held "top secret", only the machining. Thanks Charlie16. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-29-2011 01:01 PM
It may not be "top secret," but it could be proprietary (and it may not be, I really do not know).I cannot speak to the Apollo A7L, but for example, the design and construction of the shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) portable life support system (PLSS) is the intellectual property of Hamilton Sundstrand. |
Apolloman
Member Posts: 148
From: Ledignan, Gard (30), France
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 05-29-2011 03:15 PM
So... Nobody can really help me!Unless a person has original parts and they get up measures. |
Charlie16
Member Posts: 494
From: Italy
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 05-29-2011 04:26 PM
The only one I know is David J. in his blog you will see many pictures of turned parts, try asking the measures. You can find it http://apollospacesuits.com/
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