Titolo: Into Thin Air
Autori: Gibson, T.M. & Harrison, M.H - Pag. 279
Editore: Robert Hale Ltd., London, UK, 1984
Scoperto tramite alcuni amici appassionati di indumenti per volo d’alta quota, questo libro è una vera manna per gli appassionati di apparati pressurizzati. In questo testo vi è narrata la nascita delle tute pressurizzate inglesi.
Ecco una recensione trovata in rete:
Whilst ostensibly a history of aviation medicine in the RAF, this is also the story of RAF life support equipment. It has extensive historical background on the development of RAF oxygen breathing equipment (masks, etc.), flight protective clothing, pressure suits, anti-G garments, personal flotation devices (PFDs), egress systems (E-seats), and far more. At 279 pages length & simply packed with valuable information and photographic images, this book is basic reference material for any serious student of aerospace life support technology. It is particularly useful in that it paints both a broad and precisely focused picture of the important early contributions made by UK researchers in the field of both aviation medicine and the life support sciences. Most regrettably, this book, which was originally published in 1984 (Robert Hale, London, ISBN 0-7090-1290-X), has since gone out of print and is available now only through specialised book stores and antique book stores in the UK. Rare copies of it will surface on eBay once in a great while, but it may be a bit hard to find now due to the publication of mountaineer Jon Krakauer's book on the disastrous Everest climb of 1996 (also titled 'INTO THIN AIR'), a few years ago.
Credo che la seconda immagine possa rendere più chiaro il valore di questo testo, sia per gli appassionati di apparati di volo pressurizzati e non ma anche per chi è interessato allo aviluppo della medicina in campo aerospaziale.
