It is known that air travel crossing several time zones results in alterations to the rhythms of physiological and bio-chemical parameters and in an impairment of well-being. From this knowledge a degradation of performance efficiency has been predicted. Furthermore, the degree of mental demand is supposed also to influence the degree of post-flight performance changes to be expected. In a previous publication the authors dealt with some results obtained from pilots performing the highly complex activity of flying a supersonic simulator after multiple time zone travel. It is the purpose of the present paper to describe further findings from these experiments.


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    Title :

    Psychological and Physiological Changes Caused by Desynchronization Following Transzonal Air Travel


    Contributors:
    K. E. Klein (author) / H. Bruner (author) / E. Gunther (author) / D. Jovy (author) / J. Mertens (author)

    Publication date :

    1970


    Size :

    12 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English