Pilot acceleration training in the Egyptian Air Force

The Egyptian Air Force is constructing an Aeromedical Research and Training Center in Cairo for the purpose of training personnel to meet the demands of high-performance flight. The Human Training Centrifuge is a key ingredient of the facility, providing rapid onset and sustained G _z exposure to pilots and air crew members for the purpose of teaching methods of increasing an individual´s tolerance to extreme acceleration. The centrifuge, as well as six other physiological training devices, is currently in operation at a Dayton, Ohio, facility. The author describes the training concept, flight personnel selection, centrifuge requirements and components, and pilot acceleration testing