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Aircraft - Research News and Information
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Definition of 'Aircraft'A weight-carrying structure for navigation of the air that is supported either by its own buoyancy or by the dynamic action of the air against its surfaces. (Webster, 1973) Common names: Aircraft; Ejection Seats; Ejection Seat; Seat, Ejection; Seats, Ejection; Helicopters; Helicopter; Airplanes; Airplane |
Estimate of doses to the fetus during commercial flights.
29 Sep 2008
This study assesses the radiation exposure from cosmic rays to fetuses of pregnant aircrew and air travelers. Combining the particle fluence spectra of various cosmic radiations at aircraft altitudes with the fetal fluence-to-dose conversion ... Read more...
29 Sep 2008
Economy class stroke syndrome consists of ischemic stroke due to paradoxical embolism through patent foramen ovale after a long flight. Few cases have been described in the literature to date. The treatment choice could be tricky.We present the ... Read more...
Investigative and autopsy findings in sport aircraft-related deaths in southwest Florida.
30 Aug 2008
Aircraft designated for sport or recreational use only, including ultralights, experimental aircraft and light-sport aircraft, have become increasingly popular. Because of their relative safety and the rarity of fatalities resulting from crashes of ... Read more...
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Latest indexed articles for 'Aircraft'
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- Estimate of doses to the fetus during commercial flights.
29 Sep 2008 - Concomitant submassive pulmonary embolism and paradoxical embolic stroke after a long flight: which is the optimal treatment?
29 Sep 2008 - Papers show how tobacco companies stopped airline's smoking ban.
29 Sep 2008 - Federal air travel restrictions for public health purposes--United States, June 2007-May 2008.
17 Sep 2008 - Investigative and autopsy findings in sport aircraft-related deaths in southwest Florida.
30 Aug 2008 - Virtual reality exposure in the treatment of fear of flying.
30 Aug 2008 - Your'e the flight surgeon: malingering.
30 Aug 2008 - An assessment of intraocular pressure change in healthy subjects during air flight.
30 Aug 2008 - Aircraft noise effects on sleep: a systematic comparison of EEG awakenings and automatically detected cardiac activations.
26 Aug 2008 - Estimating the risk of exposure of British livestock to foot-and-mouth disease associated with the importation of ship and aircraft waste.
21 Aug 2008 - The Flight Anxiety Situations Questionnaire and the Flight Anxiety Modality Questionnaire: norms for people with fear of flying.
6 Aug 2008 - Risk tolerance and pilot involvement in hazardous events and flight into adverse weather.
Aug 2008 - "If there is a doctor aboard this flight. . .": issues and advice for the passenger-psychiatrist.
30 Jul 2008 - Hearing status among commercial pilots in a Swedish airline company.
30 Jul 2008 - Improved Adaptive-Reinforcement Learning Control for morphing unmanned air vehicles.
30 Jul 2008 - Development of PARMA: PHITS-based analytical radiation model in the atmosphere.
30 Jul 2008 - Individual, work-, and flight-related issues in F-16 pilots reporting neck pain.
30 Jul 2008 - Evaluation of unmanned airborne vehicles and mobile robotic telesurgery in an extreme environment.
30 Jul 2008 - Dietary intake of pilots in the Israeli Air Force.
30 Jul 2008 - Brugada syndrome in an active duty Air Force senior pilot.
30 Jul 2008
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Technical information about 'Aircraft'
Definition: A weight-carrying structure for navigation of the air that is supported either by its own buoyancy or by the dynamic action of the air against its surfaces. (Webster, 1973)
Descriptor UI: D000401
Alternative terms: Aircraft; Ejection Seats; Ejection Seat; Seat, Ejection; Seats, Ejection; Helicopters; Helicopter; Airplanes; Airplane;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: J01.937.285.100;
Online Note: use AIRCRAFT to search EJECTION SEATS 1966-82
History Note: EJECTION SEATS was heading 1963-82