Aerospace Medicine Technical Reports
FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-67/24
Title and Subtitle: Reaction time as a function of flash luminance and duration
Report Date: November 1967
Authors: Lewis MF, Mertens HW.
Abstract: As a consequence of the high speeds of modern aircraft, pilots must respond quickly to signal lights from the ground or other aircraft during night flight. The present study was concerned with the relation of reaction time to flash luminance and duration. Reaction time was a decreasing, negatively accelerated function of flash luminance. Flash duration had no clear effect upon reaction time.
Key Words: pilots, reaction (psychology), reflexes, visual signals, night flight, visual perception, luminescence, aviation medicine, response (biology), signal lights.
No. of Pages: 10
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-67/24
Title and Subtitle: Reaction time as a function of flash luminance and duration
Report Date: November 1967
Authors: Lewis MF, Mertens HW.
Abstract: As a consequence of the high speeds of modern aircraft, pilots must respond quickly to signal lights from the ground or other aircraft during night flight. The present study was concerned with the relation of reaction time to flash luminance and duration. Reaction time was a decreasing, negatively accelerated function of flash luminance. Flash duration had no clear effect upon reaction time.
Key Words: pilots, reaction (psychology), reflexes, visual signals, night flight, visual perception, luminescence, aviation medicine, response (biology), signal lights.
No. of Pages: 10
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