Accession Number:

ADA210585

Title:

A Study of the Normal Value of Dark Adaptation Time for Healthy Chinese Pilots

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH

Personal Author(s):

• Gao, Shihong
• Wu, Jialong
• Hao, Dongxian
• Kang, Changming

Report Date:

1989-06-14

Pagination or Media Count:

13.0

Abstract:

The dark adaptability of pilots crucially affects the quality and safety of their flying exercises. Dark adaptation times are determined from the results of measurements using adaptometers. Using the objective adaptometer Model YAK-I, we have performed the rapid dark adaptation time tests for 1,017 healthy Chinese pilots. Applying statistics for the analysis of our data, we obtained the normal value for dark adaptability.

Descriptors:

• *HEALTH SURVEYS
• *AVIATION PERSONNEL
• *DARK ADAPTATION
• TRANSLATIONS
• ADAPTATION
• MEDICAL EXAMINATION
• CHINESE LANGUAGE
• CHINA
• TIME
• PILOTS
• MEASUREMENT

Subject Categories:

• Personnel Management and Labor Relations
• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE