Word: oxygenation
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...takeoff, they leveled off on top at 35,000 ft. and went their separate ways. Nearly nine hours later, since home base was still socked in, four of them landed at an alternate field in North-Africa. The fifth aircraft had troubles. At 8:30 a.m., a pressure and oxygen check showed danger...
...pressure in the cabin was failing, and the pressure in the oxygen tanks had dropped from a normal...
...Without oxygen, the crew could not stay more than seconds...
When the pilot has slowed to about Mach 1 below 100,000 ft., he needs protection not from heat but from cold. He also needs oxygen, and when his low-altitude parachute has opened and he has settled safely to earth, he may need a compass, map, food and other survival supplies. He will not be easy to find: his initial speed will have carried him 250 miles horizontally from the point where he left his airplane...
...gloves (silk, wool or down, and windbreaking cotton), the team started plodding up the mountain. They were accompanied by Sherpa porters, carrying tents, sleeping bags, mattresses, food, cooking equipment and fuel. Progressively higher camps were established as the men slowly accustomed themselves to high altitudes, became used to oxygen masks, and were molded into the unity of a smoothly meshed team...