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Only DOD human-rated centrifuge gains full operational capability

The 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, is home to the only human-rated centrifuge in the Department of Defense.The equipment allows students to experience up to 9 Gs, or nine times the normal force of gravity, to teach the effects of G-forces on human physiology and to measure the student’s ability to counteract the effects in effort to prevent G-induced loss of consciousness.

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Only DOD human-rated centrifuge gains full operational capability

The 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, is home to the only human-rated centrifuge in the Department of Defense.The equipment allows students to experience up to 9 Gs, or nine times the normal force of gravity, to teach the effects of G-forces on human physiology and to measure the student’s ability to counteract the effects in effort to prevent G-induced loss of consciousness.

PHOTO BY: Air Force Courtesy Photo
VIRIN: 180807-F-ZS999-001.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.09 MB
Additional Details

No camera details available.

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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