In A Fighter Aircraft, Breathing Is No Easy Feat
Credit: Spencer C. Roberts /U.S. Navy
Flying at 40,000 ft., the last thing a fighter pilot wants to be thinking about is the air he or she is breathing. But at the altitudes most fighters fly, getting sufficient clean oxygen to the crewmembers is a complex technological feat. The human body is not designed to survive at extreme...
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