PHYSIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF AN 18-HOUR FLIGHT IN F-4C AIRCRAFT.
Abstract
Physiologic assessment was performed by means of postflight urinalysis for 8 pilots who flew F-4C aircraft for 18 hours. Flight effects were neither numerous nor of large magnitude, nor were the pilots unduly fatigued. The flight-induced, physiologic changes included: (1) increased 17-hydroxycorticosteroid excretion, which implies adrenocortical stimulation, and (2) decreased excretion of uric acid, potassium, and urine, which suggests metabolic depression. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 11, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0636911
Entities
People
- Edgar W. Williams
- Edward F. Kramer Jr.
- Henry B. Hale
Organizations
- United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine