Aviation Medical Institute of the Air Force
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Aviation Medical Institute of the Air Force |
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 Internal association badge (coat of arms) |
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| active | 1959 to 2013 |
| Country |
 Germany
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| Armed forces | armed forces |
| Armed forces |
 air force
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| Insinuation |
 General Physician of the Air Force (GenArztLw),
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| Fürstenfeldbruck airfield | Fürstenfeldbruck |
The Aviation Medicine Institute of the Air Force (FlMedInstLw) in Fürstenfeldbruck was founded in 1959 and was the central institute for all tasks in aerospace medicine and its border areas in the Bundeswehr until September 30, 2013 . It opened on October 1, 2013 in the Air Force's new center for aerospace medicine .
Task
The institute was used for basic, advanced and advanced training, user-oriented science and carried out examinations of aircraft crew members. In addition to carrying out examinations, assessments, treatments, aptitude tests and training for all branches of the armed forces , research and testing were carried out at the institute in the fields of aerospace medicine, flight physiology, ergonomics, flight accident medicine and flight psychology.
The agency provided its specialist expertise in the field of theoretical, applied and experimental aerospace medicine and performed the task of an Aeromedical Center (AMC). The military and technical subordination of the institute was carried out by the General Doctor of the Air Force .
Departments
The 6 specialist departments at the Fürstenfeldbruck, Königsbrück , Manching and Bückeburg locations were:
- Ergonomics department
- The ergonomics department in Manching worked on all ergonomic issues relating to flying equipment in close cooperation with the Wehrtechnischen Dienststelle 61 (WTD 61). It contributes from the definition phase to development and testing through to troop trials with aircraft, rescue systems, flight equipment and special clothing. Aero-medical, -physiological, -psychological and anthropotechnical knowledge are brought in to optimize airborne weapon systems. In a human-machine system, the technology in the cockpit must be sensibly adapted to the person. In addition, Department IV ensured the aeronautical and occupational medical care of WTD 61 in Manching and WTD 81 in Greding and was responsible for flight accident emergency services at the Ingolstadt-Manching airfield .
- Aviation Psychology Department
- This department was the key psychological examination site for flying and air traffic control personnel and the staff of the mission control service.
- Computer-aided test simulators were used to determine whether an applicant was able to cope with the requirements of the intended use in terms of his mental and psychological constitution. Clinical flight psychologists endeavor to rehabilitate pilots and aircraft crew members who have become psychosomatic. Psychological analyzes of human factors in flight incidents and accidents are just as much a part of her work as requirement and stress studies.
- Research, Science and Teaching Department, Aerospace Medicine
- In the scientific field, the department was responsible for coordinating the research projects running at FlMedInstLw and is also the point of contact for anyone interested in aeromedical research. The acquisition of aeromedical-relevant research topics as well as the support of the aeronautical physicians of the airborne associations in the implementation of aeromedical research are just as much part of their job profile as the support in the preparation of aeronautical work. In the area of training, doctors, flight medical assistants and air transport attendants were made familiar with the current state of flight medicine . The department's computer science group oversaw the information technology of the institute.
- Clinical Aviation Medicine Department
- This was the largest department of the FlMedInstLw. With the 8 specialist groups for internal medicine , orthopedics , neurology and psychiatry , ophthalmology , ENT , dentistry , diagnostic radiology and a central laboratory, it was an interdisciplinary polyclinical diagnostic center. The area of responsibility extended to the examination and assessment of all applicants for the aviation service of the Bundeswehr for health suitability . This included regular follow-up examinations of approximately 3,300 pilots and weapons system officers from the army , navy and air force for suitability for military aviation and the individual assessment of members of the military flying personnel as a whole.
- Forensic Medicine and Aircraft Accident Medicine Department
- The department carried out air accident medical examinations for all military and as part of administrative assistance or, if requested by the responsible public prosecutor, also for civil air accidents. In addition to the common forensic medicine and pathology procedures, she also used special techniques for work at the scene of the accident and for all further examinations . Flight accident drills were carried out regularly with the police.
ladder
| Surname | Beginning | The End |
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| General doctor Gebhard Greiling | 1959 | 1963 |
| General doctor Erwin Lauschner | 1963 | 1970 |
| General doctor Hans-Heinz Kohler | 1970 | 1972 |
| General doctor Hubertus Grunhofer | 1972 | 1977 |
| General physician Joachim Garbe | 1977 | 1981 |
| General doctor Eduard Burchard | 1981 | 1989 |
| General doctor Franz-Josef Daumann | 1989 | 1997 |
| General doctor Achim Andexer | 1997 | 2001 |
| General doctor Erich Rödig | 2001 | 2002 |
| Chief Physician Klaus Kimmich | 2002 | 2010 |
| Chief Physician Wolfgang Krause | 2010 | 201? |
| Colonel Franz Grell | 201? | 2013 |