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A Study of Relationship between Pilot's Spatial Sbility and Unusual Attitude Recovery  

Lim, Jin-Hyeuk (Dept. of Industrial System & Information Engineering, Korea University)
Myung, Roe-Hae (Dept. of Industrial System & Information Engineering, Korea University)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology / v.12, no.1, 2009 , pp. 44-50 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the relationship between military pilot's spatial ability and unusual attitude recovery was investigate. MRT(Mental Rotation Test) was measured with spatial ability whereas recovery time and error rates were mearsured with respect to 11 unusual attitudes. Eight fighter pilots and eight rear cockpit pilots of F-4E participated in this study. The results showed that MRT response time was significantly correlated with unusual attitude recovery time. The regression equation showed that unusual attitude recovery time was linearly related to MRT response time and could be explained by MRT response time more than 66%. In conclusion, it is recommended that a training is needed to improve the mental rotation ability in a visually restricted environments during maneuvering.
Keywords
Spatial Ability; Mental Rotation Test; Unusual Attitude Recovery;
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