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Old 20th January 2016, 23:25
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Re: Horten 229: What is real, what is exaggeration?

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Originally Posted by edwest View Post
Hello,

There is a photo of a test pilot wearing a höhendruckanzug ... the Drägerwerke solved the problem of designing such a suit which "...was worn as a full-time suit in unpressurized cabins of aircraft flying above 40,000 feet." My attempt to contact the Drägerwerke about their wartime work was met with no reply.

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Ed West
Hi Ed,

I believe Dräger made escape gear for submariners, so they certainly had expertise in a related area.

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Saying this aircraft 'never existed' is not supported by the facts
I thought the OP meant just that a full-blown pre-series or production aircraft was not completed. No question that there were prototypes which flew.
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