https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/53e65b2b-d47f-4f62-8167-d1099ad061a1 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Dating to the 1970s, this U.S. Air Force training film features famous test pilots and knowledgeable experts discussing hypoxia with NBC News correspondent Roy Neal. Hypoxia is a condition that occurs when a pilot doesn't have enough oxygen at the tissue level, a condition that can be fatal. Notably, the film features Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager who was the Director of Aerospace Safety between June 1973 and 1975. It also has a wonderful animated segment starting at 11:44 that explains some of the issues regarding hypoxia. 1:07 - 1:17: Introduction by Roy Neil about the importance of hypoxia for flight crew members, trainees, and passengers. 1:17 - 1:39: Introduction of four Air Force experts: Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, Colonel Giles W. Hall, Colonel Sidney T. Lewis, and Captain Roger Page Jr. 1:39 - 2:01: General Yeager's background and responsibilities as Director of Aerospace Safety. 2:01 - 3:00: General Yeager discusses his experiences with hypoxia during World War II and the importance of safety disciplines. 3:00 - 4:00: General Yeager recounts a specific incident involving hypoxia with pilot Joe Walker. 4:00 - 5:00: Discussion on how hypoxia can occur both at sea level and at altitude, with examples provided by Colonel Hall. 5:00 - 6:00: Captain Page shares his personal experience with hypoxia due to equipment malfunction during a high-altitude training mission. 6:00 - 7:00: Colonel Lewis discusses the major concerns with hypoxia, including equipment failure and misuse. 7:00 - 8:00: Colonel Lewis provides examples of pilots misusing oxygen equipment, leading to hypoxia incidents. 8:00 - 9:00: General Yeager and Colonel Lewis discuss other factors contributing to hypoxia, such as smoking and fatigue. 9:00 - 10:00: Colonel Hall explains the insidious nature of hypoxia and its symptoms, which are similar to inebriation. 10:00 - 11:00: Prevention and treatment of hypoxia, emphasizing good oxygen discipline and emergency procedures. 11:00 - 12:00: Introduction to the four types of hypoxia, with a suggestion to watch an animated film for further explanation. 12:00 - 27:00: Detailed explanation of the four types of hypoxia (hypoxic, hypemic, stagnant, and histotoxic) and their causes, symptoms, and prevention. 27:00 - 28:00: Discussion on hyperventilation and its treatment. 28:00 - End: Conclusion of the discussion with final comments from General Yeager. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvsijgHVuSo Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:22:00 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/53e65b2b-d47f-4f62-8167-d1099ad061a1 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.