Assessing the Health Risks of Carrier Landings in U.S. Navy Pilots.

Abstract

Landing an airplane on an aircraft carrier is one of the most demanding and complex tasks required of Navy pilots. Heart rate values in pilots increase during flight, especially during landings and launch. Because of the hazards involved, carrier landings might have an impact on the health of Navy pilots. This study was designed to determine whether or not carrier landings adversely affected the health of Navy pilots. The objective was to compare the hospitalization and mortality rates of helicopter pilots and fixed-wing pilots who had considerable carrier landing experience with a control group of pilots who had little, if any, carrier landing experience. Results of comparisons across carrier landing exposure groups revealed no significantly higher total hospitalization rate fo any one of the three groups.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA160928

Entities

People

  • Anne L. Hoiberg
  • Ralph G. Burr

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircraft Models
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Carrier Landings
  • Classification
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Health Services
  • Heart Rate
  • Helicopters
  • Hospitalizations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Navy
  • Patient Care

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