Includes two reports marked Confidential Flying Personnel Research Committee for the attention of Mr. W. Oldham. The first is a proposal to introduce pressure suits into the RAF written by Wing Commander H.L. Roxburgh and Squadron Leader D. G. V. Whittingham including specific details of recommended equipment. The second is a paper by Roxburgh and Squadron Leader J. Ernsting on the physical effects of pressurisation suits including some illustrative graphs and black and white photographs. Also includes a loose printed sheet of the Air Staff Policy for Full Pressure Suits. Proposals for the Introduction of Pressure Suits into the Royal Airforce and The Physiology of Pressure Suits
A bundle of notes primarily regarding the regulation of oxygen during flight, including a paper on the 'Functioning of Oxygen System on Pressure Suits with Modified German Demand Regulators' with sketch diagram of design, ground testing notes of RAF Pressure suit equipment, a paper titled 'Factors affecting man when Cabin Pressure is lost at Extreme Altitudes' by Wing Commander H.L. Roxburgh concerning the physiological effects of a lack of oxygen, notes on the environmental requirements in pressurised aircraft, notes on ejecting and parachuting from high altitude, notes on the physiological effects of rapid acceleration, and notes on the selection of flying clothing. Oxygen Systems Notes
