Abstract: The altitude-optimized, pressurized suit consists of a sheath of a sparingly expansible textile material. This sheath has fastened in it, and on it, by sewing, adhesive bonding or welding, compartments which are formed by virtue of the sheath being doubled, in that a strip of textile material is applied to the inside, or in the second case to the outside, of the sheath, and therefore it is connected to the sheath if only along its periphery. These compartments likewise consist of textile materials, in the first case of the same material as the sheath, and in the second case of an expansible knitted fabric. Flexible tubes-which expand under pressure are introduced into these compartments. The first-mentioned compartments act as “spacers” for tightening the suit over the topography of the wearer's body. The second-mentioned compartments act as “muscles” and press locally onto the wearer's body.

Abstract: —The suit according to the invention consists of a sheath of an expansible material, which has compartments formed by virtue of the sheath being doubled. A strip of textile material is applied to the inside, or outside, of the sheath. These compartments consist of the same material as the sheath or of an expansible knitted fabric. Flexible tubes which expand under pressure are introduced into these compartments. The first-mentioned compartments, with material which can expand on one side, act as so-called spacers and act as displacers for tightening the protective suit over the wearer's body. The second-mentioned compartments act as muscles and press locally onto the wearer's body. The compartments are drawn together and tighten the sheath to generate an altitude-optimized pressure. These second-mentioned compartments tighten the acceleration protection suit to an increasing extent until the tension ? around the wearer's body builds up the internal pressure.