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Effects of Heat Stress and an Encumbered Aviator Uniform on Flight Performance in a UH-60 Helicopter Simulator

FEB 97

134 pages

Authors: Matthew J. Reardon; Nicholas Smythe III; Julia Omer; Beth Helms; Art Estrada; ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL

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The effects on flight performance of the four combinations of an unencumbered level-zero MOPP0 aviator battle dress uniform and encumbered MOPP4 over ABDU flight ensemble in cool and hot UH-60 simulator cockpit conditions were evaluated. This report describes the flight performance results. Every 30 minutes, the right seat pilot encountered instrument meteorological conditions and ascended to 2000 feet to perform a 10-minute set of standard maneuvers. After each iteration of ...

Physiological and Psychological Effects of Thermally Stressful UH-6O simulator Cockpit Conditions on Aviators Wearing Standard and Encumbered Flight Uniforms

DEC 96

116 pages

Authors: Matthew J. Reardon; Nicholas Smythe III; Julia Omer; Beth Helms; J. D. Hager; ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL

This study evaluated the effects of the four combinations of unencumbered MOPPO aviator battle dress uniform (ABDU) and encumbered MOPP4 over ABDU flight ensembles in cool (70 degrees F, 50 percent relative humidity (RH)) and hot (100 degrees F, 50 percent RH) UH-60 cockpit conditions. This report describes the physiological and psychological responses. The most striking, operationally relevant result was that none of the crews in the encumbered MOPP4 hot ...