Since pilots have had the need to breathe at high altitudes, Carleton Life Support Systems Inc. has been there for them, providing oxygen enriched air and committing to the safety of their mission.
Carleton Life Support Systems is a world leader in the application of air separation technology for aviation applications and in the design and manufacture of miniature sterling cycle cryogenic coolers. Bendix Aviation founded the company in 1951 and the sold the facility to Litton Industries in 1982. Northrop Grumman Corporation acquired Litton Industries in 2001 and then in August 2003, divested the Life Support division, based in Davenport, IA, to Cobham plc, Dorsett, United Kingdom. Carleton Life Support is now part of the Carleton Technologies family of companies owned by Cobham.
Since its inception, Carleton Life Support has continually challenged its employees by encouraging forward thinking and maintaining its leadership role in advanced technology for military and commercial products. Life Support has developed an attention for details and prides itself on its rich history and reputation for excellence. Today, that persistence and innovation has transformed Carleton Life Support into a world-class operation that is on the forefront of superior new technology and continued market leadership.

Aircraft Survivability

On Board Inert Gas Generating Systems (OBIGGS) use similar molecular sieve technology as OBOGS, but instead of concentrating oxygen, it concentrates nitrogen, which is then released into the fuel tank, displacing the explosive air/fuel mixture inside the tank. This eliminates the opportunity for an explosion resultant from enemy ground fire, static discharge or other ignition sources. An alternate method for generating nitrogen for OBIGGS is hollow fiber membrane (HFM) technology. Carleton Life Support Systems offer the benefits of both technologies to tailor a product to the customer’s application. OBIGGS increase the survivability of the aircraft and of the crew by eliminating the threat of fuel tank explosions when the aircraft is most vulnerable.

OBIGGS - On Board Inert Gas Generating Systems
CAGE Code: 99251
Model
Number
Common Name
CLSS Part
Number
Application
Nitrogen Concentrator
3261151-0101
AH-1Z Cobra, UH-1Y Huey, MH-60 Black Hawk
Nitrogen Concentrator
3261147-0101
MH-47E Chinook
ASM (Air Separation Module)
GGU-11/A
3261069-0204
C-17 Globemaster III
NIU (Nitrogen Inerting Unit)
7-311642401
3261029-0101
AH-64 Apache
O2/N2 Concentrator
3261129-0102
V-22 Osprey

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