Mohler S R
Department of Community Health, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45401-0927, USA.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 1998 Aug;69(8):802-5.
The first practical flight pressure suit was developed in 1934 by Wiley Post of global flight fame. B.F. Goodrich Company assisted in the development. The final pressure suit used a liquid oxygen source and had arm and leg joints that permitted easy operation of the flight controls and also enabled walking to and from the aircraft. In his Lockheed Vega, the "Winnie May," Post set unofficial altitude records (as high as 50,000 ft), discovering the jet stream in the process. In March 1935, Post flew from Burbank, CA, to Cleveland, OH, in the stratosphere using the jet stream. At times, his ground speed exceeded 340 mph in a 179 mph aircraft. Post's pioneering accomplishments were the first major practical advance in pressurized flight.
1934年，因环球飞行而声名远扬的威利·波斯特研制出了首款实用型飞行压力服。B.F.古德里奇公司协助进行了此项研发。最终的压力服采用液氧源，且在手臂和腿部设有关节，这既便于操作飞行控制装置，又能让人自如地在飞机间走动。波斯特身着压力服驾驶他的洛克希德维加型飞机“温妮·梅号”创造了非官方的飞行高度纪录（高达50000英尺），并在此过程中发现了急流。1935年3月，波斯特利用急流，在平流层中从加利福尼亚州伯班克市飞到了俄亥俄州克利夫兰市。在一架时速仅为179英里的飞机上，他的地面速度有时超过了每小时340英里。波斯特的开创性成就堪称增压飞行领域的首次重大实际进展。
