The invention enables testing of nearly all aircrew equipment including
COMBAT EDGE system components which include a mask, a G-suit,
communication systems, and a goggle. A gas system includes an input
filter, a first compressor comprising at least one blower, preferably
three blowers connected in series, a second compressor, a first flow
sensor, a second flow sensor, a first flow valve, a second flow valve, a
regulator, a first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor, a first
pressure valve, a second pressure valve, and a controller. The second
compressor produces a lower flow at a higher pressure than the first
compressor. When the G-suit inflates, initially there is a large change
in volume without much change in pressure, and then, as the G-suit fills
and becomes firm, the change in volume slows down and the rate of the
pressure increases. A normal breathing test, a preflight test, a fit
test, a G-suit leak test and two dynamic flow leak tests are conducted.