ww2 Oxygen tanks for fighter aircraft

[kateenaboy]

Does anybody have any information/pictures regarding oxygen tanks use for fighter aircraft, primarily US & British, dating to world war 2?

 

[cvairwerks]

US had several sizes for the different aircraft. I've got the spec at home from the Korean era that has most of the dimensions.

 

[Greyman]

From what I can gather the main British tank was the Mk.V* at the start of the war and at some point 1942(ish?) they made the switch to the Mk.Vc. I only have figures for the Mk.Vc, but I think the earlier one was essentially the same except for no wire protection.

capacity: 750 litres
length: 14.6" (less valve)
width: 7.1" (after wire winding)
wall thickness: between 0.106 and 0.127 inches
working pressure: 1800 psi

Right cylinder capped by hemispherical ends.
Two layers of No.19 SWG piano wire (0.04" diameter) wound around the cylindrical portion under a tension of 30 lbs

EDIT: photo of some Mk.V tanks that were in an unfortunate firing trial accident

 

[MiTasol]

The US had two primary tanks in fighters. Early aircraft tended to have the F-1 and later aircraft two or more D-2s
The attached pages cover all the tank documents I have and include dimensions, and the common UK tanks.
I can photograph my F-1 tank if you wish.

Sorry about the watermark but it is to minimize unscrupulous scum selling copies. I say minimize as I have recently seen several scum selling Deutscheluftwaffe | Instrumente Technik und mehr documents complete with watermarks.

 

[MiTasol]

From what I can gather the main British tank was the Mk.V* at the start of the war and at some point 1942(ish?) they made the switch to the Mk.Vc. I only have figures for the Mk.Vc, but I think the earlier one was essentially the same except for no wire protection.

capacity: 750 litres
length: 14.6" (less valve)
width: 7.1" (after wire winding)
wall thickness: between 0.106 and 0.127 inches
working pressure: 1800 psi

Right cylinder capped by hemispherical ends.
Two layers of No.19 SWG piano wire (0.04" diameter) wound around the cylindrical portion under a tension of 30 lbs

EDIT: photo of some Mk.V tanks that were in an unfortunate firing trial accident

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I note that the 7.92 AP made a bigger hole than the 50 cal ball.

I wonder what the 50cal AP would have done.

I also wonder what the .303 AP would have done given the 7.92 is only a smidgen bigger at .312.

 

[Rocketeer]

UK used same standard size. US used two sausage ones (one a third bigger than the other but same dia) and two diff minion shaped ones

 

[MiTasol]

The UK also used their own designs which were wire wound.