Backplate and wing
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backplate-and-wing-204-17692015
title:
Backplate and wing
text:
A backplate and wing is a type of scuba harness with an attached buoyancy compensation device (BCD) which establishes neutral buoyancy underwater and positive buoyancy on the surface. Unlike most other BCDs, the backplate and wing is a modular system, in that it consists of separable components. The core components of this system are:
- The backplate, a plate, usually made from stainless steel, sometimes aluminium or carbon fibre composite, which is held against the diver's back by the harness
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of back-mount scuba harness
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backplate_and_wing
date created:
2004-12-10T01:14:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T07:01:23Z
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