Three different high altitude suits were designed and tested for Wiley Post. The report contains a photograph of each of these three suits. Two low pressure chamber tests were conducted using the final suit. These represent the first United States tests of a human subject in a high altitude pressure suit at low barometric pressures. Post employed his suit on at least ten and possibly 17 flights and used liquid oxygen on all such flights.
Wiley Post: First Test of High Altitude Pressure Suits in the United States
1964
2 pages
Report
No indication
English
Pressure suits , Tests , High altitude , Aviation personnel , United States , Design , Textiles , Rubber coatings , Flight testing , Liquefied gases , Oxygen , History , Reprints , Wiley Post
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