partial pressure suit

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• partial-pressure suit — A pressure suit that does not cover the head, hands, and feet of the wearer. It is normally worn by pilots on high altitude missions. The suit opposes internal pressures, helps in pressure breathing, and protects the wearer during explosive… …   Aviation dictionary

• Pressure suit — A pressure suit is a protective suit worn by high altitude pilots who may fly at altitudes where the air pressure is too low for an unprotected person to survive, even breathing pure oxygen at positive pressure. Such suits may be either full… …   Wikipedia

• pressure suit — A skintight suit that may or may not enclose the body fully and can exert pressure on the major portion of the body to counteract an increased intrapulmonary oxygen pressure. The suit permits the respiratory and circulatory functions to take… …   Aviation dictionary

• pressure breathing — A method of compensating for the reduced partial pressure of oxygen caused by an increase in altitude. At cabin altitudes above 40,000 ft, the atmospheric pressure is so low that even 100% oxygen fails to prevent tissue hypoxia. Oxygen is pumped… …   Aviation dictionary

• ventilated suit — A partial pressure suit or a pressure suit provided with a ventilation system. The cooling fluid may be cooled water or air. See also partial pressure suit …   Aviation dictionary

• Space suit — A space suit is a complex system of garments, equipment and environmental systems designed to keep a person alive and comfortable in the harsh environment of outer space. This applies to extra vehicular activity (EVA) outside spacecraft orbiting… …   Wikipedia

• Advanced Crew Escape Suit — The Advanced Crew Escape Suit, or ACES, is a full pressure suit currently worn by all Space Shuttle crews for the ascent and entry portions of flight. The suit is a direct descendant of the U.S. Air Force high altitude pressure suits worn by the… …   Wikipedia

• G-suit — A g suit is worn by aviators and astronauts who are subject to high levels of acceleration ( g ). It is designed to prevent a black out and g LOC ( g induced Loss Of Consciousness), due to the blood pooling in the lower part of the body when… …   Wikipedia

• Mark III (space suit) — The Mark III suit during field testing The Mark III or MK III (H 1) is a NASA space suit technology demonstrator built by ILC Dover. While heavier than other suits (at 59 kilograms (130 lb), with a 15 kilograms (33 lb) Primary Life… …   Wikipedia

• Atmospheric diving suit — Divers do not even need to be skilled swimmers.The ADS has variously been referred to as an armored diving suit, armored diving dress, articulated diving suit, Iron Duke, Iron Mike, and deep sea diving robot . The term atmospheric diving suit… …   Wikipedia

• F-22 cockpit — When the aircraft was introduced in January 2003, the F 22 Raptor s cockpit represented a zenith in the so called “glass cockpit” without any traditional flight instruments and was a marked improvement on the cockpit design of previous advanced… …   Wikipedia