gkainz
Final Approach
got this in an email today - I can't recall if it's been posted here before or not ...
http://www.67rts.org/flightofthedragonlady.htm
http://www.67rts.org/flightofthedragonlady.htm
There I became reacquainted with the effects of hypoxia and was subjected to a sudden decompression that elevated the chamber to 73,000 feet. The pressure suit inflated as advertised and just as suddenly I became the Michelin man. I was told that it is possible to fly the U-2 while puffed up but that it is difficult. A beaker of water in the chamber boiled furiously to demonstrate what would happen to my blood if I were exposed without protection to ambient pressure above 63,000 feet.