NTL Record

Title Oxygen in general aviation.
Record ID 38970
Personal Name
Creator
Mohler, Stanley R.
Corporate Creator United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
Publisher Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date 19660900
Language English
Abstract General aviation pilots are increasingly ascending to altitudes exceeding ten thousand feet. As one becomes exposed to heights above twelve thousand feet, blood oxygen saturation diminishes in accordance with a predicable schedule. Recommended measures for the provision of adequate supplemental oxygen are described.
Rosap ID dot:20797
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20797
TRT Terms Air pilots; Flight; Oxygen; Air pressure; Lungs; Water vapor; Respiratory system; Carbon dioxide; Altitude; Brain; Blood; Metabolism; Hypoxia; Physiological aspects
General Subjects Air pilots; Flight--Physiological aspects; Altitudes; Oxygen in the body; Air pressure; Lungs; Respiration; Carbon dioxide; Brain; Blood--Circulation; Metabolism; Cerebral anoxia
Classification NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors;
NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number AM 66-28; DOT/FAA/AM-66/28
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/38000/38900/38970/AM66-28.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository