SUITABILITY OF TUBED FOODS FOR IN-FLIGHT FEEDING

Abstract

Nineteen tubed foods were evaluated to determine their acceptability and suitability for in-flight feeding under restricted flight conditions. Ten of the foods were evaluated both at ground level and at a simulated altitude of 30,000 feet with the subjects wearing the MA-2 pressure helmet. The remaining nine foods were evaluated at ground level without a helmet. Results indicate that tubed foods are a practicable and acceptable method of feeding aircrews under the above conditions. Twelve of the nineteen foods in the tubes had a sufficient degree of acceptability to warrant their use in operational situations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0268302

Entities

People

  • Jerry L. Welbourn
  • Paul A. Lachance

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Confidence Limits
  • Food
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Ground Level
  • Medical Laboratories
  • Pressure Suits
  • Spacecraft
  • Standards
  • United States
  • Vegetables
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Materials Science