Accession Number:

ADP013853

Title:

A Spatial Disorientation Survey of Hellenic Air Force Pilots

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

HELLENIC AIR FORCE OF AVIATION MEDICINE ATHENS (GREECE)

Personal Author(s):

• Chimonas, Elias
• Diamantopoulos, Ioannis
• Markou, Ioannis

Report Date:

2003-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

2.0

Abstract:

Introduction Spatial disorientation SD continues to be a largely unyielding problem in military and civilian aviation. SD training remains the sole solution of copying with this effect. In order to have more efficient training, we asked pilots the illusion they have probably had experienced in their flying career, attempting to study the prevalence and incidence rates of illusions and their correlation with specific types of aircraft.

Descriptors:

• *SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
• *PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORIENTATION
• FLIGHT TESTING
• PILOTS
• RATES
• AERONAUTICS
• CAREERS
• AIR FORCE PERSONNEL
• FLIGHT
• SURVEYS
• AVIATION SAFETY
• ILLUSIONS

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Stress Physiology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE