THE EFFECT OF HEAT UPON THE PERFORMANCE OF MEN IN HIGH SPEED AIRCRAFT: A CRITICAL REVIEW,

Abstract

The effect of high temperature upon human performance is examined by means of a review and evaluation of the relevant literature. High temperature will be a problem for airplanes that fly at high speed. The sources of heat are friction of the aircraft skin with the air, cabin pressurization, waste heat from the power plant and other equipment, solar radiation, and possibly heat from the atmosphere itself. Standard procedures should be established for specifying the physiological, environmental, and psychological variables which are being studied. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1948
Accession Number
AD0657482

Entities

People

  • Lois Connell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Body Temperature
  • Climate Change
  • Heart Rate
  • High Temperature
  • Humidity
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Aircraft
  • Morse Code
  • Motion Sickness
  • Physiological Effects
  • Psychology
  • Solar Radiation
  • Wet Bulb Temperature

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Environmental Engineering.