Equipment, Pressure Suits And G-Suits, US Civil, Private, Wiley Post Pressure Suit, First Suit. [Photograph]

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC, United States

The first pressure suit was designed by barnstormer pilot Wiley Post and constructed at the BF Goodrich plant in California in 1934. The suit, made of rubberized parachute cloth, was the first of several iterations of the design.

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Title: Equipment, Pressure Suits And G-Suits, US Civil, Private, Wiley Post Pressure Suit, First Suit. [Photograph]
External Link: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/equipment-pressure-suits-and-g-suits-us-civil-private-wiley-post-pressure-suit

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