PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON AIR TANKER PILOTS FLYING FOREST FIRE RETARDANT MISSIONS,

Abstract

Pre-flight and post-flight studies were carried out on five air tanker pilots; in-flight studies were carried out on four of these five pilots. Pre- and post-flight studies consisted of a questionnaire and determinations of blood pressure, psychomotor performance and urine chemistry for stress metabolites. In-flight studies consisted of ECG, rectal temperature, cockpit temperature and voice transmissions, all continuously recorded on magnetic tape. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0690090

Entities

People

  • C. E. Melton
  • Florence P. Vance
  • J. T. Saldivar Jr.
  • Jack Morgan
  • Marlene Wicks

Organizations

  • Civil Aeromedical Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biochemistry
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Chemistry
  • Fires
  • Forest Fires
  • Forests
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Metabolites
  • Psychomotor Performance
  • Questionnaires
  • Tapes
  • Voice Communications

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Exercise and Sports Science.