Oxygen shortage in body tissue hypobaric hypoxia oxygen deficiency
Conditions
Interventions
The pilots will need to fly a flight profile in a flight simulator at three
different simulated altitudes mainly 300, 10000 and 15000 feet. The flight
simulator has been placed in a hypobaric chambe
Sponsors
Koninklijke Luchtmacht/ Centrum voor Mens en Luchtvaart
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The subjects need to be pilots of the Royal Netherlands Air Force 2. male 3. Age of 22-55 years 4. The pilots need to have passed their mandatory medical examination and declared "fit to fly".
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The pilots were exposed to altitudes higher then 8000 feet for a period longer then one week in the 3 months prior to applying to the research. 2. pilots who smoke
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total flight performance score | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-perceived state of alertness, Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) and squawk adjustment | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed