AVIATORS AND THEIR PERILS
In the development of fighting aeroplanes driven by powerful engines and capable of very high speeds, the United States authorities, in conjunction with medical experts, have been investigating the physical effect upon pilots of swift dives and sudden accelerations. In somo trial movements, carried out at extreme speeds, pilots reported a sudden feeling of blindness. This, in the doctor’s opinion, was due to the fact that the blood had been driven temporarily from the head.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12607, 18 November 1926, Page 3
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79AVIATORS AND THEIR PERILS New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12607, 18 November 1926, Page 3
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