Armored Flight Suit

About the Armored Flight Suit

The armored flight suit is what a pilot wears when the cockpit might not be the safest place to end the day. Built on a sealed flight suit with life support and pressure protection, it adds plating across the torso and limbs so the wearer is ready for a firefight the moment the canopy blows, whether that's on a hostile flight deck or the surface where they crash-landed. It's the rig of gunship crews, boarding pilots, and anyone who flies into places they may have to fight their way out of. As medium armor it strikes a balance, enough plate to survive a shootout, light enough to still fit a flight harness and work controls. It won't stop what heavier battle plate will, but a downed pilot in a proper armored flight suit is a soldier who can walk home, not just a casualty waiting for rescue.