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Oxygen Systems

  • Pressure-demand
    • A mask around the face which provides pressured oxygen flow\
    • Similar to a SCUBA system
  • Continuous-flow: Common in GA airplanes
    • A reservoir or bottle in the plane
    • Mask or cannula
  • Diluter-demand Oxygen
    • Metering box and a rebreather bag
    • Recycling exhaled oxygen

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge pg. 7-38