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SPIN RECOVERY ILLUSION [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Astronautics
DEF

A false sensation of rotation (or absence of rotation) that results from misperceiving the magnitude or direction of an actual rotation.

OBS

This results from the inability of the semicircular canals to register accurately a prolonged rotation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Astronautique
CONT

Détection erronée des indices vestibulaires (p. ex. de sensation de rotation/vertige, d’illusions vestibulaires comme l’illusion somatogyre [...]

Spanish

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