AO Eyewear Original Pilot sunglasses are the standard issue to all U.S. military pilots and aircrew. NASA even selected AO sunglasses to go to the Moon on all the Apollo mission. The Original Pilot model has been continuously manufactured to the 1958 military specification. Today, these same sunglasses are available to both the U.S. military and the public.
- American Optical
- TRUSTED FOR OVER 50 YEARS- The Original Pilot is American Optical's flagship classic aviator which has been issued to millions of pilots, U.S. soldiers, sailors, Marines, and Airmen since 1958
- FRAME / TEMPLE -Thin Steel frame; a “navigator” style with a wide nose bridge setting the lenses far apart; Bayonet temples curve inward to easily fit underneath helmets headgear or headphones
- POLYCARBONATE LENS- Polycarbonate resin creates the strongest bond and highest optical quality lens available today; PC lenses also offer lighter weight and greater impact resistance; 100% UVA/UVB
- AMERICAN CLASSIC- Among the millions of military personnel, these traditional Aviator classics have been worn by iconic figures such as John F. Kennedy and Neil Armstrong
- American Optical
- TRUSTED FOR OVER 50 YEARS- The Original Pilot is American Optical's flagship classic aviator which has been issued to millions of pilots, U.S. soldiers, sailors, Marines, and Airmen since 1958
- FRAME / TEMPLE -Thin Steel frame; a “navigator” style with a wide nose bridge setting the lenses far apart; Bayonet temples curve inward to easily fit underneath helmets headgear or headphones
- POLYCARBONATE LENS- Polycarbonate resin creates the strongest bond and highest optical quality lens available today; PC lenses also offer lighter weight and greater impact resistance; 100% UVA/UVB
- AMERICAN CLASSIC- Among the millions of military personnel, these traditional Aviator classics have been worn by iconic figures such as John F. Kennedy and Neil Armstrong
