The Measurement of Man-Helicopter Performance as a Function of Extended Flight Requirements and Aviator Fatigue.

Abstract

Field commanders have long been concerned about the impact of fatigue on aviator effectiveness, especially where aviators are called upon to fly numerous successive stress-related missions (e.g., combat and/or rescue work). At present there is little specific information upon which the commander can base his crew rest decision. The US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory sought to answer this need by observing pilots in an actual flight situation. In this study six pilots flew a helicopter for 11 1/2 hours per day for 5 days with 3.5 hours of sleep per day. Data collection included biochemical, visual, psychological and in-flight measurements. This report includes a critical literature review and describes the methodology of the study. It is intended to serve as a detailed background for the analyses to follow. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA074541

Entities

People

  • D. B. Anderson
  • Heber D. Jones
  • Kent A. Kimball
  • Lewis W. Stone
  • Michael A. Lees

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Reduction
  • Flight
  • Health Services
  • Helicopters
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • Range Finding
  • Reaction Time
  • Research Aircraft
  • Research Facilities
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.