What is Aviator glasses?
[[File:Face detail, Lt Mike Hunter 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[U.S. Air Force]] [[test pilot]], with AN 6531 sunglasses (1942)]] '''Aviator glasses''' are [[sunglasses]] or [[eyeglasses]] with a double nose bridge and usually teardrop shaped lenses. Aviator glasses were originally made by [[Bausch and Lomb]] ( the company that would become [[Ray-Ban]]) for [[pilot]]s in [[Second World War]] to protect their eyes while flying at high altitudes, and the glasses resemble pilot's [[goggles]]. Aviator glasses are not only made by RayBan, but also [[Randolph Engineering]], [[American Optical]], (the latter made the sunglasses worn by the [[Apollo program]] [[astronaut]]s enroute to the [[Moon]]). As clear lens or slightly tinted eyeglasses, aviators were most popular during the [[1970s]] to [[1990s]]. As sunglasses, the style is most associated with [[police]] officers. [[Category:Aviation]] [[Category:Eyeglasses]]