Ian B Wright

Ian B Wright worked in the Development Division of Frankenstein and Sons Ltd, a waterproof clothing manufacturing company based in Manchester. Along with his colleague Steve Sullivan, Wright was involved in the designing and testing of a full pressure suit in collaboration with A V Roe & Co Ltd and the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down. The suit was intended for use by pilots of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command flying V Bombers at very high altitudes. The development of ultra high altitude protective clothing came to an end in Britain when the V-Bomber force operations changed to relatively low altitude interdiction.

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Some Considerations in Physiological, Whole Body Protection in Intense Noise Fields
Collection of fifteen photographs and one journal. The photographs show the donor and colleagues testing various pressure suits being developed by P Frankenstein & Sons. Some of the suits were attached to Baxter Taylor Woodhouse helmets. Frankenstein & Sons worked with A V Roe at Chadderton to develop a British full pressure suit. The collection also includes a copy of Vol. 17, No. 12 of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, containing an article written by the donor and I B Wright about proposals for a pressurised crew environment conditioning system for a manned orbital vehicle.

Photographs of Testing Pressure Suits, P Frankenstein & Sons
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Research and Development for the British Space Programme
A collection of technical papers, scientific journals, publications, design plans and notes relating to the development of a British operational full pressure suit by P Frankenstein and Sons Ltd. Also contains significant notes on equipment and environments required for the development of space travel and exploration, particularly in relation to pressure suits and related equipment, and lecture notes on the testing and maintenance of various engine types.

Papers relating to the Development of a Full Pressure Suit by P Frankenstein & Sons
A paper on the concept of an operational Full Pressure Suit from a design and manufacturing perspective with a brief history of the pressurised suit, criticisms of current designs and a look to future development with a particular emphasis on expanding the purpose of the suit for Space Flight.

A Mission Full Pressure Suit
A collection of papers and technical reports relating to the development of space vehicles, clothing and equipment, particularly on combating the temperature and pressure conditions in space by adapting and creating new pressure suits and pressurised cabin environments.

Other Papers and Reports
Collection of papers relating to the development of pressurised suits for use by the Royal Air Force, and the feasibility of a British effort to get a manned vehicle into orbit using a rocket supplied by Avro.

Collection of personal papers relating to Ian B Wright's employment at Frankenstein & Sons
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Materials on Oxygen Systems and Equipment
Handwritten notes, presumably by Ian B Wright, on Full Pressure Suit development.

Wright's Notes
Contains notes, reports and papers from Symposium's held at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough on full pressure suits, related equipment and environments. Originally kept in brown folder with 'Frankenstein, Mr Ian Wright' written in pencil.

Symposium Papers
A report on the recent improvements in performance of the Full Pressure suit, with particular reference to the positive improvement of adding a separate compensating unit to control air pressure, on the existing helmet.

A Preliminary Report on a Series of Investigations into the Compensating problems on the Full Pressure Suit

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