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Why The Orange Suits? - Norwegian Fighter Pilots

Mortyman From Norway, joined Aug 2006, 3237 posts, RR: 2
Posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 5754 times:

Why are the Norwegian fighter pilots using orange suits ?

Is it incase of a crash over the North Sea that they are wearing them ? Easier to lookate for the salvage crew ?

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Flyf15 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 5756 times:

I'd assume they consider the chances of needing to be rescued by friendly forces to be much greater than the chances of needing to hide from enemy forces.

CTR From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 303 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 5757 times:

If you want to be found you wear orange.

If you do not wish to be found you wear cammo.

Test pilots typically wear orange since they never fly over unfrendly territory.

Military pilots from Norway must believe they will always be flying over friendly terrritoy.

Have fun,

CTR

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PADSpot From Germany, joined Jan 2005, 1676 posts, RR: 5
Reply 3, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 5756 times:

Quoting Flyf15 (Reply 1):
I'd assume they consider the chances of needing to be rescued by friendly forces to be much greater than the chances of needing to hide from enemy forces.

Quoting CTR (Reply 2):
If you do not wish to be found you wear cammo.

In German Air Force over-water-suits are olive/green. Maybe this is an Norwegian test pilot?

EBJ1248650 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1932 posts, RR: 2
Reply 4, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 5756 times:

Quoting Mortyman (Thread starter):
Why are the Norwegian fighter pilots using orange suits ?

Is it incase of a crash over the North Sea that they are wearing them ? Easier to lookate for the salvage crew ?

Looking at the other responses to your question, I'd say this is peace time flight wear; in war time the pilots would likely wear camo' flight suits. Orange is worn so that the pilot can be more easily found by rescue teams if he has to eject from the airplane.

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LMP737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 5756 times:

When VF-114 based out of NAS Miramar was still around their pilots and RIO's wore orange flight suits when operating in the states.

Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19813 posts, RR: 56
Reply 6, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 5756 times:

I would figure that Norway doesn't have too many enemies in the world that they'd be flying over, so better to wear the orange in case of a mishap.

-Mir

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Mortyman From Norway, joined Aug 2006, 3237 posts, RR: 2
Reply 7, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 5756 times:

It's basically only terrorist treats to our oil and gas installations in the North Sea that are potential treats in Norway these days.

However Norwegian fighters have also been flying in Afghanistan, supprting American and British troops onthe ground. Before that they have been in Kosovo. I sure hope they don't wear these orange suits in combat...

[Edited 2007-10-07 16:49:02]

Mandala499 From Indonesia, joined Aug 2001, 6210 posts, RR: 74
Reply 8, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 5756 times:

Ah the orange flight suit... We use them over here for fighters during peace time...

- Fighters/Attack aircraft
Training and non combat mission: Orange
CAP & CIAS over insurgent territory: Camo
Over water CAP/ASuW Mission: Orange

- Transport
Routine Transport flight: Camo / office unif. Loadmaster sometimes orange... if he falls off an open rear door inflight, we want him to be found!
Overwater MP mission: Orange

- MP
All except overland recce missions are Orange, recce are camo.

- HeliTransport
Depends on territory not mission.

- Trainers
Orange

Those orange flight suits, when they put their G-Suit, it's Orange and Khaki! LOL
Those orange suits still help in finding bodies in a burnt out wreckage! *yucks*

Mandala499

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Highlander0 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2007, 165 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 5756 times:

RAF SAR crews wear orange and yellow immersion suits, but the flight crew wear the green 'growbags'.

Eaglekeeper101 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 272 posts, RR: 2
Reply 10, posted (5 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 5452 times:

After taking as good a look as is possible from the picture, my guess is that it is a plain-new survival suit in a gorgeous shade of orange. It would come in somewhat handy when flying from some of their more northern bases over water, where in wintertime the average lifespan floating in the water (post ejection) would be measured in minutes. As for the color - if it makes you easier to see in the water (in peacetime, of course), how bad can it be?

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Dakar From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 71 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (5 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 5421 times:

If I was a pilot, I would be sure to not file my taxes. The IRS will be sure to find you!!

Nick

L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29367 posts, RR: 61
Reply 12, posted (5 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 5417 times:

Quoting CTR (Reply 2):
If you want to be found you wear orange.

Exactly, it is amazing how OD green water can be in the right conditions.

Quoting Highlander0 (Reply 9):
RAF SAR crews wear orange and yellow immersion suits, but the flight crew wear the green 'growbags'.

For the USCG it is blue with a grey leather rump.

I remember a story about the only USCG instructor on the C-130 at Little Rock AFB (Where all branches get their herk pilots trainded) and how everybody on the base refered to him as "Papa Smurf" due to the colors of his suit.

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