Proceedings of a Workshop on the Life Support and Physiological Issues of Flight at 60,000 Feet and Above: Raising the Operational Ceiling Held at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas on 13-15 June 1995

The altitude ceiling for selected high performance aircraft, e.g., the F-22 and Eurofighter 2000 has been raised from 50,000 to 60,000 feet The impact of this change is complex and could impose decisive limitations with regard to crew safety issues. Detailed exposure limits, specifications and stand...

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Main Authors: Pilmanis, Andrew A, Sears, William J
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AIR FORCE FACILITIES
AIRCRAFT
ALTITUDE
Attack and Fighter Aircraft
CEILING
COMMERCE
CREWS
DATA BASES
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS
EBULLISM
EUROFIGHTER 2000
EUROFIGHTER AIRCRFT
EXPOSURE(GENERAL)
F-22 AIRCRAFT
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
HIGH ALTITUDE
HIGH RATE
HYPOXIA
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
LIMITATIONS
Medicine and Medical Research
PE62202F
PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
PHYSIOLOGY
PRESSURE BREATHING
REQUIREMENTS
SAFETY
Stress Physiology
TEXAS
TRACKING
TRAINING
WORKSHOPS
WUAL79301801
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Summary:The altitude ceiling for selected high performance aircraft, e.g., the F-22 and Eurofighter 2000 has been raised from 50,000 to 60,000 feet The impact of this change is complex and could impose decisive limitations with regard to crew safety issues. Detailed exposure limits, specifications and standards are required for the development of life support equipment, operational procedures, plans and training programs for exposure to these high altitude conditions. Developing these limits, specifications and standards requires a comprehensive research database for effective solutions. Over forty key individuals were brought together for a three day workshop at the Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks AFB, Texas on 13 to 15 June 1995, to discuss, coordinate and provide initial input for tracking life Support interrelationships which might have the potential to evolve into an operational limits database. The objectives of the workshop were to encourage direct discussion across disciplines by: (1) outlining the rationale for operating at higher altitudes as well as current life support equipment capabilities under development; (2) reviewing and integrating the physiological and life support requirements for increasing the operational altitude; (3) establishing limitations, additional research and equipment requirements and trade studies and; (4) providing a timely publication covering relevant issues to prevent crew safety from becoming a limiting factor in future high altitude operations.