Hey speaking of manufacturing, I wonder if Burt's going to be offering "his" ship in kit form one of these days?
Sign me up for one. So would I register it as a VH or with AUF?
Air force uses them, and they are an AIR force, not a SPACE force.
Actually - they are a SPACE force
USAF Space Command
By the way, what's the point in turning up in just a PARTIAL pressure suit??? Is that like just the pants? I see a flaw in this theory........ see if you can spot it
haha funny.
The early partial pressure suit, designed to be worn under ordinary flying clothing, consisted of a close-fitting elastic nylon and cotton garment which covered the entire body from the ankles to the neck and wrists. A system of inflatable tubes called capstans are attached to the basic garment, when inflated the capstans through the action of crossing tapes, tighten the fabric of the suit on the body. The objective was to supply the amount of counter pressure which will just balance the breathing pressure necessary to prevent hypoxia at a given altitude. Various models of this suit were worn by pilots of fighter aircraft, bombers and high altitude flights of research aircraft beginning with the X-1.
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Research/Ai...R-2/pshis.html