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HOOVER FD-18 Flotation Device


Hoover Industries' Flotation Device is manufactured with the highest quality materials meeting regulatory specifications and have both oral and CO2 inflation systems. It is the standard single cell general aviation flotation vest approved for use aboard aircraft flying fifty (50) miles from shore. It is manufactured by the heat-seal process and has a single cell that will support an adult or child reclined at an angle of approximately 30 degrees, head back, as required by TSO. It is designed to keep the face from submerging if the wearer is incapacitated or unconscious. Hoover Industries' General Aviation Flotation Device comes packaged in a fire-retardant bag.

All Provided as Standard Equipment


• FAA-TSO C27b Approved • Flame resistant urethane coated nylon • Heat-sealed seams • 18lbs/8.17kg buoyancy • 16gm CO2 cylinder MIL-C-601-G • 72"/182.88 cm Tether • Easy to identify international yellow in color
Options Available: • Water Activated TSO C85 Locater Light • Police Whistle • Mirror • Sea Dye Marker
Buoyancy: 18 lbs / 8.17 kgs
Inflation System: 16gm CO2 cylinders / MIL-C-601-G (111)
Inflation Time: 2 seconds (70ºF/21ºC)
Std. Pack Size: 1" x 7" x 7" /  2.54cm x 17.78cm x 17.78cm
Std. Pack Weight
Not to Exceed: .6bs/272gms

For more information contact our Sales Department:
By Phone: (561) 881-1901
By Email: 
sales@inflatablesintl.com
By Form:
Information Request Form





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