The Current State of Czechoslovak Aviation and Space Medicine.

Abstract

Since time immemorial man has been longing for a conquest of the air. This desire is expressed in the fable about Icarus. Many enthusiasts attempted to solve this problem,, but a partial success was first noted in the l8th-century. On the 19th of September 1783, a balloon carrying a group of "passengers" - a ram, a rooster, and a duck for the first time rose to the air. First human flight (Pilatre de Rosier) was- realized two months later, on the 21st of November I783. In l862 Glaisher and Maxwell reached the height of 7000 meters in a balloon filled with hydrogen. During this flight "altitude sickness" was observed for the first time. In 1785 Tissander, Sivel and-Croce Spinelli undertook a tragic flight which two of them did not survive. The balloon reached the height of 86OO metres, and Sivel and Groce Spinelli died of anoxia, and Tissandier fell unconscious. This flight-gave impetus to an intensive study of altitude sickness".

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 28, 1960
Accession Number
ADA334050

Entities

People

  • Vladimir Malcik

Organizations

  • Joint Publications Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude Sickness
  • Astronautics
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Congress
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Engines
  • Environment
  • Europe
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Physiology
  • Psychology

Readers

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris