Female Performance in the High G Environment: An Overview of Centrifuge Research 1996-1997

摘要

The critical issues addressed in this research are combat readiness and mission completio ncpaability in squadrons that include female fighter pilots. Military members of both genders recognize that combat experience is still considered a requirement for promotion to true command positions, and that fighter aircraft are considered the elite. Thus, ambitious women will continue to pursue combat fighter experience. Unless the Combat Exclusion Law is reinstated, this trend is expected to increase, then stablize, such that seven to tne percent of U.S. fighter pilots will be female. Unfortunately, little or no data exist on femaleperformance at high sustained acceleration (7-9 Gz).