Physical Fitness in Flying Including the Ageing and Aged Aircrew.

Abstract

;Contents: Physical fitness in flying; Methods of measuring physical fitness; Physical fitness, flight requirements and age; Physical fitness as part of aircrew training; Physical training status in relation to stress tolerances; Physical conditioning training and fitness test of German Air Force air crews; Exercise tolerance of military personnel; Combined environmental-, emotional- and physical-activity-therapy; Aerobic capacity survey; Forms of senescence as differentiated in gerontology; physical activity and aging; Morbidity of aircrew in the Canadian Forces in relation to age; The effects of aging on body composition and exercise performance in the USAF; A comparison of the effects of early cardiovascular disease and aging upon maximal exercise performance in the USAF aircrew population; Psychophysiological processes of aging; and Hearing acuity in relation to age and flying time.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0721831

Entities

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Biological Aging
  • Body Composition
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Gerontology
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Musculoskeletal Physiology
  • Physical Activity
  • Physical Fitness
  • Specialists
  • Training
  • West Germany

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

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