Preliminary Analysis of Available Inflight Respiratory Data.
Abstract
Pulmonary ventilation of aircrew members has been measured in 22 missions of C-130, T-38, A-4, F-4, and F-14 aircraft. Data were obtained by means of an inflight physiologic monitoring device which provides continuous simultaneous recording of expiratory flow, electrocardiograph, cabin pressure, acceleration, voice, and time code signals. This effort is the first wherein it has been possible to continuously track pilot respiratory needs and identify both the extent and frequency of variation from the mean. Although minute ventilations which were measured most frequently occurred in the range of previously published averages, a significant portion of the data exhibited higher levels. These higher levels generally corresponded with the performance of specific flight tasks. It is recommended that future oxygen system design requirements take into account these routinely encountered higher levels of ventilation. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA054241
Entities
People
- Donald H. Reid
- F. Wesley Baumgardner
- Joseph C. Crigler
- Melvin A. Tays
- Thomas R. Morgan
Organizations
- United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine