GLOC For Flight Docs Hydrazine for the Machine

1. GLOC For Flight DocsHydrazine for the Machine Col Eric D, Kendle MD CFS Arizona Air National Guard

2. GLOC Defined • -G induced Loss of Consciousness • - G-force (with g from gravitational) is a measurement of acceleration felt as weight. It is not a force, but a force per unit mass and can be measured with an accelerometer. Since such a force is perceived as a weight, any g-force can be described as a "weight per unit mass" (see the synonym specific weight). The g-force acceleration acts as a multiplier of weight-like forces for every unit of an object's mass

3. In straight and level flight lift (L) equals weight (W). In a banked turn of 60°, lift equals double the weight (L=2W). The pilot experiences 2g and a doubled weight. The steeper the bank, the greater the g-forces

4. Susceptibilities • -The Frail Human • -The Machine • -Hydration Status • Vascular/Muscle tone

5. Adjuncts and Assists • -Hydration Status Optimized • -Sleep Rest Status • -Muscle tone/body response • -AGSM and Physiology behind it. • Routine G Warm Up

9. Just Another Spring day on the busiest Flight line in the World

10. Hydrazine • -What its used For • -Toxicity • -What Constitutes exposure • What to look for Check For

11. Hydrazine is highly toxic and dangerously unstable, especially in the anhydrous form. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: • Symptoms of acute (short-term) exposure to high levels of hydrazine may include irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, dizziness, headache, nausea, pulmonary edema, seizures, coma in humans. Acute exposure can also damage the liver, kidneys, and central nervous system. The liquid is corrosive and may produce dermatitis from skin contact in humans and animals. Effects to the lungs, liver, spleen, and thyroid have been reported in animals chronically exposed to hydrazine via inhalation. Increased incidences of lung, nasal cavity, and liver tumors have been observed in rodents exposed to hydrazine.[37]

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