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June 25th 04, 04:46 AM
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On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 02:47:11 +0100, anonymous coward
wrote: On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 01:03:19 +0000, Ron Wanttaja wrote: On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 15:47:49 +0100, anonymous coward wrote: The difference is Apollo 1 was flooded with pure O2 where jet fighters push O2 from a LOX converter to a face mask. Big difference. Even then, Chuck Yeager get half his face burnt in a fire when he ejected, IIRC. You're right, but he didn't get burned because of his oxygen mask. He got hit in the face by the still-glowing rocket motor that had powered the ejection seat. http://www.ejectionsite.com/f104seat.htm has a paragraph about the accident. The motor started his suit burning, but the oxygen made the fire burn much more fiercly. That makes sense, since Yeager was wearing a full-pressure suit. Motor melts through the visor, oxygen in the suit supports additional combustion. Thanks for the correction. Ron Wanttaja 
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