I really like that the russian suit!  Especially with
the no-help-required rapid donning features.

--- Doug Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If that suit were pressurized to 1 atm, it would no
> longer be a suit. 
> Even hardsuits are not operated at more than 8 psid.
> According to 
>
http://paperairplane.mit.edu/16.423J/Space/SBE/eva/EVA/russian.htm,
> 
> typical Orlan suit dP is less than 4 psi in normal
> operation.  Even at 
> the 5.8 psi max dP, the pressure ratio would be much
> less than two, so 
> no decompression issues would arise (although no
> unpressurized 
> high-altitude flight should be undertaken in the
> next 24 hours).
> 
> -- 
> Doug Jones
> 
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