NTL Record

Title	Physiological recording from pilots operating an aircraft simulator.
Record ID	38896
Personal Name Creator	Melton, Carlton E.
Corporate Creator	Civil Aeromedical Research Institute
Publisher	Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date	19640900
Language	English
Abstract	The questions to be answered were reduced to the following : (1) to determine whether or not theraputic doses of two common drugs, a tranquilizer and an antihistamine, cause decrements in the operating proficiency of pilots, and (2) do those drugs when given in therapeutic doses have measureable effects on selected physiological functions?
Rosap ID	dot:20726
Rosap URL	https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20726
TRT Terms	Air pilots; Air transportation crashes; Aircraft pilotage; Drug effects; Tranquilizers; Antihistamines; Physiological aspects; Electrocardiography; Heart rate; Electroencephalography; Respiratory system; Flight simulators; Psychological tests; Galvanic skin response; Skin resistance; Eye movements; Temperature; Blood pressure; Experiments; Human subject testing; Flight tests
General Subjects	Air pilots; Aircraft accidents; Airplanes--Piloting; Drugs--Physiological effect; Tranquilizing drugs; Antihistamines; Electrocardiography; Heart beat; Electroencephalography; Respiration; Galvanic skin response; Electrooculography; Eye--Movements; Body temperature; Blood pressure; Psychological tests; Flight simulators; Flight testing
Classification	NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors
Geographical Coverage	United States
Report Number	AM 64-18; DOT/FAA/AM-64/18
Resource type	Tech Report
URL	https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/38000/38800/38896/AM64-18.pdf
Format	PDF
Database	NTL Digital Repository