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 paper on the requirements for the prevention of anoxia, or oxygen loss, as a result of reduced barometric pressure. Includes illustrative graphs. Physiological Requirements for Protection Against Anoxia in an Emergency Full Pressure Suit
A paper on the requirements for the prevention of decompression sickness in airmen as a result of rapid atmospheric pressure change. Includes illustrative graphs. Physiological Requirements for Protection Against Atmospheric Pressure Changes
A paper on the effects of environmental exposure in high altitudes and the principles and systems for protection. Notes for Aircrew on the Effects of Exposure to High Altitudes
