When maneuvering for position in air-to-air combat, pilots able to pull the most Gs without losing consciousness have an advantage. Engineers at Carleton Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of pneumatic ...
When F/A-18 pilots take a hard, 3.5- g turn, they stay conscious thanks to an oxygen regulator that automatically sends pressurized O 2 to both their oxygen mask and thoracic g-suit. The g-suit, a ...
In the early hours of May 16, Adrian Ballinger, founder of Alpenglow Expeditions, was making his way up the North Side of Everest with 13 Sherpa and 13 clients when their oxygen tanks started to hiss ...