FLYING CLOTHING — The Story of its Development
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Characteristics
| ISBN-10 | 0950454370 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Hardcover ( round back binding ) |
| Special Features | • Dust jacket |
| Condition | Like NEW |
| Author(s) | Louise Greer, Anthony Harold |
| Publisher | Airlife Publications (Shrewsbury) Ltd. |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Published date | 1979 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 22 x 27.5 x 1.5 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • DIDACTIQUE - TECHNIQUE • AVIATION MILITAIRE • ESSAIS - OUVRAGES THÉMATIQUES |
Description
Why do aircrew of high-performance aircraft wear air-ventilated suits, anti-“G” trousers, partial-pressure equipment, torso harnesses, leg-restraint garters, bone domes, visors, and oxygen masks? What is this equipment, and what purpose does it serve? Flying Clothing: A History of Aircrew Equipment—the first book to be published on flying clothing—answers all these questions and many more, tracing the development of flying clothing from the silk breeches and waistcoats worn by eighteenth-century balloonists, through the clothing worn and equipment carried by aircrew in both world wars, to the Martian-like protective clothing worn by military aircrew today.
The book discusses the interwar years, the birth of popular light aircraft flying, the record breakers and air displays; the 1920s, the golden years of flying, when ladies could choose their flying suits from displays at Harrods or Gamages; and the 1930s, which saw the advent of the enclosed cockpit and the pressurized flying suit.
The authors describe the limitations of the human body in flight and show why, as aircraft developed, specialised clothing became so necessary. Because military requirements placed the greatest demands on the development of flying clothing, the main emphasis of the book is on this aspect. Although it concentrates on flying clothing in Britain, it also includes that of many other nations, particularly America and Germany.
The book is fully illustrated with fascinating photographs, many previously unpublished, as well as detailed line drawings and coloured illustrations. This work is a history of a vital aspect of man in flight. Thoroughly researched and full of detail and anecdote, it will be of great interest to aviation enthusiasts, past and present aviators, model makers, and those interested in militaria. It will also be particularly valuable to researchers and historians.