Altitude Chamber
What is altitude chamber?
An altitude chamber is a ground-based training device that lowers the air pressure inside to replicate the conditions a pilot would experience at high altitude in an unpressurized aircraft, allowing pilots to recognize the physical effects of thin air.
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