AIRMAN’S TROUBLES.
A GERMAN’S EXPERIENCE.
[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) Times and Sydney Sun Services. Berlin, July 18.
The experiences of the German aviator, Oelerich, at an altitude of 26,250 feet at Leipsic, suggests that any airman rising higher will have to be dressed in a diver’s suit with a helmet to protect him against the reduced pressure of the atmosphere, and that he will also have to carry his own supply of air for breathing. Oelerich found that regular breathing was impossible at 14,800 feet, and he was forced to resort to the oxygen apparatus while over 23,000 feet. He experienced a feeling of illness, and was threatened with a fainting fit.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 75, 20 July 1914, Page 5
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111AIRMAN’S TROUBLES. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 75, 20 July 1914, Page 5
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