Verde Paola, Trivelloni Pierandrea, Angelino Gregorio, Morgagni Fabio, Tomao Enrico
Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2015 Apr;86(4):402-6. doi: 10.3357/AMHP.4063.2015.
In jet pilots, the neck is stressed by dynamic loading and there is growing concern about possible neck damage in pilots of new agile aircraft. Jet pilots often report neck pain after flight so intense that their operational capability may be affected. However, there is no clear evidence of structural damage related to the operational exposure.
We compared 35 F-16 pilots with 35 age-matched Eurofighter Typhoon pilots. All subjects completed an anonymous questionnaire on their flight activity and neck pain.
The incidence of neck pain in the F-16 group was 48.6% compared with 5.7% of the Typhoon group, significantly higher. In F-16 pilots, there was a significant association between neck pain and age over 30 yr, total flight hours, and flight hours exceeding 600.
Our findings suggest that the risk of neck pain after flight is higher among F-16 pilots compared with Typhoon pilots. This could be due to several reasons, including the backward reclined seat of the F-16, which exposes the neck to the load in an unfavorable posture while moving the head during maneuvers at sustained high-G.
在喷气式飞机飞行员中，颈部会受到动态负荷的压力，人们越来越担心新型敏捷飞机的飞行员可能会出现颈部损伤。喷气式飞机飞行员经常报告飞行后颈部疼痛剧烈，以至于他们的操作能力可能会受到影响。然而，没有明确证据表明与操作暴露相关的结构损伤。
我们将35名F-16飞行员与35名年龄匹配的欧洲台风战斗机飞行员进行了比较。所有受试者都填写了一份关于他们飞行活动和颈部疼痛的匿名问卷。
F-16组颈部疼痛的发生率为48.6%，而台风组为5.7%，前者显著更高。在F-16飞行员中，颈部疼痛与30岁以上的年龄、总飞行小时数以及超过600小时的飞行小时数之间存在显著关联。
我们的研究结果表明，与台风战斗机飞行员相比，F-16飞行员飞行后颈部疼痛的风险更高。这可能有几个原因，包括F-16的向后倾斜座椅，在持续高过载机动过程中，当头部移动时，颈部会以不利的姿势承受负荷。
