40,000 ft without oxygen!

Authors

  • Gustavo Necco The City College of the City University of New York

Keywords:

Physiology, Meteorology

Abstract

On February 28th 1966, Abel Sintora, Lieutenant of the Argentine Air Force and an active glider pilot, made one of the most astonishing flights on the Argentine- and, perhaps, of the world's gliding activity: he climbed into a cumulonimbus cloud more than 40,000 ft (12,000 m) in height without oxygen equipment and returned alive! .....

Author Biography

Gustavo Necco, The City College of the City University of New York

http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~hindman/sumvitae.pdf

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Published

2017-11-17

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