The air puts pressure on the pilot's abdomen and ... suit (also called a "poopie suit" or "anti-exposure suit") underneath his flight suit. The exposure suit functions like a diver's dry suit ...

Theresa DeMaria says she and several other passengers had to be carried off a plane on stretchers after the flight continued ...

Today’s high-tech spacesuit materials are a far cry from the cotton and rubber used by early high-altitude pilots. This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine.

back to the top- Wardrobe for the Space Shuttle Era Astronauts of the space shuttle era have more than one wardrobe for space flight and ... The partial-pressure suit and equipment will support ...

and smaller high-pressure port for nitrox that would presumably be used to inflate the suit should the cabin lose pressure while in flight.

As the flight ascended to 10,000 feet, passengers grabbed their ears in pain. Passenger Jaci Purser says the pressure caused ...

Narrator:The pressure suit is Felix's life-support system as ... 16,000ft. So now his entire flight, throughout the three hour process, is just as if he's flying at 16,000ft.