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OUR CHOICE FOR THE FUTURE (presumably with electric motors), and the only sound is that of There is little doubt in my mind that passenger jet planes, "air flowing over the fuselage". Unfortunately, even this solu- including proposed supersonic models, are already obsolete due ton would not remove infrasound in pilots’ cabins generated by to their inherent and unavoidable—if not presently appreciated airflow impact on leading edges. eo or advertised—health hazards. There is a clear choice facing responsible individuals and In Tofflerian Third Wave terms, it is surely significant that authorities: summon the courage to face this issue and deal with there is now increased manufacturing activity in the area of diri- it Now, or continue to avoid it and risk even larger compensation gibles (which do not use the jet engine), presently for transport Claims and financial disruption in future, more importantly with of goods and as aerial cranes. unnecessary fatalities —possibly They used to carry passengers including one's own. ° regularly across the Atlantic and the Graf Zeppelin circumnavi- —— . . About the Author: gated the world in 1929, cover- There is little doubt in my mind David Collier, BSc, DCH, is ing 22,000 miles in just over 20 A A A a retired stored products ento- days with 20 passengers, mail that passenger Jet planes, including mologist and science adminis- and freight. The 1937 proposed supersonic models, are trator; a sometime clinical Hindenburg disaster, so called, lready obsol d heir i h hypnotherapist, specialised was apparently due at least in already obso ete due to their inherent kinesiologist, counsellor and art to the unknown use of an and unavoidable—if not presently practitioner of gi gong and inflammable fabric-doping sahaja yoga; and now a medi- compound rather than to the appreciated or advertised— um for spiritual healing and flammability of hydrogen. health hazards. chakra surgery. Many years There is some evidence of sabo- ago he cured himself of a sup- tage via an incendiary device; posedly "incurable" auto- arrival in the USA was delayed immune disease. y headwinds and all would He is the inventor of the otherwise have disembarked safe- Extraphone, a device which y. With hindsight, we can also see that the choice of airplanes extends human hearing into infrasonic and ultrasonic fre- over dirigibles was driven by military requirements rather than quency domains, and is focus/facilitator for The Sanctuary, a the desires or needs of passengers. The experience of air travel | Community and centre for world peace, healing and sustain- y dirigible was one of stability and safety prior to 1937: you —_ able technologies to be established near Canberra, Australia. could shower and sleep on board in comfort unimaginable to He is presently looking for start-up capital for the electron- today's jet passengers. ics manufacturing and marketing business which is to The NASA vision for the future of aviation outlined in a state- | underwrite The Sanctuary. David Collier can be contacted ment given to the US House of Representatives on 7 March 2002 c/- GPO Box 1755, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia, or via is one in which the gas turbine engine is replaced by fuel cells | email at dc888@tpg.com.au. Author's Notes: Acknowledgments: * Belov, A.V. (2000). Effect of a noise of mili- * This article is not a comprehensive sci- Thanks to Spirit and those "in Spirit" for ‘ary engineering on psychophysiological condi- entific review, given that many papers enabling me to contribute in this area. Thanks to a or tne servicemen. Invited Paper, ne were not available for detailed study, and my friends for providing homes, food, Internet written Taito Sati, y> methodology was not examined in detail, 2°CSS 2nd moral support. Thanks to the few | y p . § toe sy : : who responded to requests for information with Bendz, B. Gt al: (1999). itesietr hypobang It is intended to summarise the more Sig- enthusiasm and encouragement; also thanks to hypoxia on tissue factor induced coagulation. nificant available evidence around this the many experts, authorities and politicians here Thrombosis & Hemostasis. ISTH Congress, issue, albeit circumstantial in some cases. and overseas whose notable and continued Washington. 9 9 : . : we aan * Castelo Branco et al. (1999). Vibroacoustic silence on this issue confirm its importance. A aah a It is also intended to assist responsible P disease. Aviation, Space and Environmental parties to examine the issue properly and Medicine (ASEM) 70(3), Section II, Supplement, then deal with it for the greater good of References March 1999. all. . Alves-Pereira, M. and Castelo Branco, Nuno * Cho, K. (2001). Chronic ‘jet lag’ produces o Tihs axticile ins evolved over (ine to (2000). Vibroacoustic disease: the need for a temporal lobe atrophy and spatial cognitive . . . new attitude towards noise. CITIDEP and deficits. Nature Neuroscience 4:567-568, June explain matters in more detail and to DCEA-FCT-UNL, Portugal. 001. include recommendations for particular — « ajyes-Pereira et al. (2001). Airflow-Induced + Cucinell, S.A., Pitts, C.M. (1987). Thrombosis action, given apparent widespread diffi- — Infrasound in Commercial Aircraft. Internoise at mountain altitudes. ASEM 58:1109-11. culty in comprehending the issue and in 2001 Conference. The Hague, Holland. August —* Gabovich, R.D. (1979). Effect of infrasound knowing what steps to take to deal with 2001:1011-14. on bioenergetics processes, organ ultrastructural it. ¢ Anon. (2002). The WRIGHT Project on Air organisation and on regulation processes. Gig. 5 : ae Travel and Venous Thromboembolism. Tr. Prof. Zabol. an once of the International cil WHO/ICAO. + Kehoe, Michael W., Freudlinger, Lawrence C. Viation rganisation as) NOW Sut mute * Baklanov, V. (2000). Investigation of contri- (1994). Aircraft Ground Vibration Testing at a version of this article to the Scientific bution of power plant effect to vibroacoustic the NASA Dryden Research Facility — 1993. Executive Committee of the WHO/ICAO field of pressurised aircraft cabin. Internoise 5 " eel 7 ‘ | Continued on page 75} led on page 75 WRIGHT Project (see Anon., 2002). 2000 submitted paper IN2000/958. int pag 38 + NEXUS OUR CHOICE FOR THE FUTURE health hazards. www.nexusmagazine.com DECEMBER 2002 — JANUARY 2003