Preliminary Analysis on the Compatibility of Pilots'Physiological Function with the Types of Aircraft
Objective To provide evidence for the aircraft allocation of pilots by analyzing the current status of compatibility of pilots'physiological function with aircraft types.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted in 283 pilots to analyze the compatibility of pilots'physiological function with the types of aircraft.Results During the flight,40 pilots(14.13%)had experienced adverse cardiopulmonary symptoms such as rapid heart rate,shortness of breath,dyspnea and chest distress,52 pilots(18.37%)had experienced the vestibular dysfunction airsickness,86 pilots(30.39%)had experienced hearing impairment and could not hear commands clearly,179 pilots(63.25%)had ear pres-sure problems,86 pilots(30.39%)had experienced poor acceleration tolerance and 1 1pilots(3.89%)had hypoxia symp-tom,respectively.There was no significant difference in the incidence of poor cardiopulmonary function,poor visual func-tion,poor hearing function and poor ear air pressure among helicopter,transport aircraft,bomber and fighter aircraft(P>0.05).There were statistically significant differences in the incidence of airsickness and poor acceleration tolerance a-mong helicopter,transport aircraft,bomber and fighter aircraft,and the incidence of airsickness among fighter aircraft was higher than that in helicopter and transport aircraft,the incidence of adverse acceleration tolerance of fighter pilots was higher than that in helicopter,transport aircraft and bomber pilots(all P<0.05).Conclusion Different types of air-craft have different requirements on the physiological function of pilots,so the compatibility of pilots'physiological func-tion with the types of aircraft should be considered in the allocation of pilots.