PAIN AND AIRPLANES don't go well together. Numerous medical studies report physical pain harms concentration and memory, both of which are vital to safe piloting. Yet airplane seats can be distracting or numbing by impacting blood flow, nerves, and posture. Call it the bottom-brain connection. A properly crafted seat should be so comfortable you forget about it. Ideally, it should also absorb most of the energy in a hard landing or crash, says champion air-show performer Sean D. Tucker. "Twenty-two years ago, I watched Wayne Handley crash his Turbo Raven at a California airshow near my home. He broke his back and got beat up, but wasn't paralyzed. His seat and cushion made a big difference," Tucker said.
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机译:痛苦和飞机不能很好地结合在一起。许多医学研究报告说,身体疼痛会损害注意力和记忆力,这两者对安全驾驶都至关重要。然而,飞机座椅可能会通过影响血液流动、神经和姿势而分散注意力或麻木。称其为底脑连接。一个精心制作的座椅应该非常舒适,以至于您忘记了它。理想情况下,它还应该在硬着陆或坠毁时吸收大部分能量,冠军航展表演者肖恩·塔克(Sean D. Tucker)说。“二十二年前,我看到韦恩·汉德利(Wayne Handley)在我家附近的加利福尼亚航展上撞毁了他的Turbo Raven。他摔断了背部,被殴打,但没有瘫痪。他的座椅和坐垫有很大的不同,“塔克说。
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