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[Effect of long flying overloads with moderate values on functional capacity of airplane crew members]
Abstract:
The influence of long (up to 5 min) flying overloads with moderate values (2-5 U, at the increase and descent rate of 0,6-1,5 U/s) on the functional state and activities of airplane crewmembers was studied during the real flights. It was established that the influence of such overloads causes the unfavorable changes in the functional state and decrease in the effectiveness of crewmembers' (especially of a navigator-operator) actions. It was shown that the use of measure complex (during the flight the crewmembers use anti-overload dress, the pilot informs the navigator-operator about beginning of maneuvering, trainings on statoergometer to improve the crewmembers' static physical endurance) allows increasing the crews' psychophysiologic capacity during the maneuvers accompanied with the effect of complex flying overloads with moderate values.
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