Accession Number:

AD0760612

Title:

Psychological and Physiological Changes Caused by Desynchronization Following Transzonal Air Travel,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

DEUTSCHE FORSCHUNGS- UND VERSUCHSANSTALT FUER LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E V BONN-BAD GODESBERG (WEST GERMANY)

Personal Author(s):

• Klein,K. E.
• Bruner,H.
• Gunther,E.
• Jovy,D.
• Mertens,J.

Report Date:

1970-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

It is known that air travel crossing several time zones results in alterations to the rhythms of physiological and bio-chemical parameters and in an impairment of well-being. From this knowledge a degradation of performance efficiency has been predicted. Furthermore, the degree of mental demand is supposed also to influence the degree of post-flight performance changes to be expected. In a previous publication the authors dealt with some results obtained from pilots performing the highly complex activity of flying a supersonic simulator after multiple time zone travel. It is the purpose of the present paper to describe further findings from these experiments.

Descriptors:

• *BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS
• SUPERSONIC FLIGHT
• STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY)
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• METABOLISM
• WEST GERMANY

Subject Categories:

• Stress Physiology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE