Pulling G [electronic resource] : Human Responses to High and Low Gravity /
Seedhouse, Erik.author.
Formula 1 racing drivers, fighter pilots, astronauts - G forces are an integral part of their lives - How do racing drivers sustain high G loads and not pass out? - What accelerative forces are unleashed when a fighter pilot ejects from a high-performance jet? - What is it like being launched into space and what are the effects on astronauts living in zero G on board the International Space Station? - How do aircraft simulate zero G? Pulling G gives a unique insight into how G forces affect people working in the high and low G environments. It examines the risks of high and low acceleration and explains the physiology of surviving in these environments. The history of G-related research is described, together with present-day and future development of methods to cope with the effects of increased and reduced G.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of abbreviations and acronyms -- Chapter 1: Project MX981 -- Chapter 2: To black out or not to black out -- Chapter 3: The wobblies -- Chapter 4: The G machine -- Chapter 5: Formula One -- Chapter 6: Punching out -- Chapter 7: Launch and re-entry -- Chapter 8: Microgravity -- Chapter 9: Artificial gravity -- Index.
Formula 1 racing drivers, fighter pilots, astronauts - G forces are an integral part of their lives - How do racing drivers sustain high G loads and not pass out? - What accelerative forces are unleashed when a fighter pilot ejects from a high-performance jet? - What is it like being launched into space and what are the effects on astronauts living in zero G on board the International Space Station? - How do aircraft simulate zero G? Pulling G gives a unique insight into how G forces affect people working in the high and low G environments. It examines the risks of high and low acceleration and explains the physiology of surviving in these environments. The history of G-related research is described, together with present-day and future development of methods to cope with the effects of increased and reduced G.
Biophysics.
Biological physics.
Astronomy.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Medical biochemistry.
Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.
Popular Science in Astronomy.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Medical Biochemistry.
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