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full pressure suit [1 record]

Record 1 2018-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protective Clothing
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

A pressure suit in which the whole body is encased in a gas-tight garment within which gas ... may exert counter pressure uniformly at a level equal to that imposed on the respiratory tract.

OBS

full pressure suit: term standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de protection
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Vêtement pressurisé totalement étanche qui enferme complètement le corps et dans lequel un gaz [...] peut exercer d'une manière uniforme sur tout le corps une contre-pression égale à celle s'exerçant sur les voies respiratoires.

OBS

vêtement de pressurisation complète : terme normalisé par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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