History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back THE ORIGINS AND PREREQUISITES FOR THE CREATION OF THE FIRST FLYING LABORATORIES OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILE N.E. Kazakova History of the Russian aviation psychology and psychophysiology is inseparably linked with history of the Air Force. The purpose of this work consisted in the solution of a question of the beginning of psychophysiological researches of the person in the conditions of high-rise rise and fl ight, and clarifi cation of circumstances emergence in Russia of the fi rst fl ying laboratories of a psychophysiological profi le. Article is devoted to history of physiological and psychological researches of a human body in a condition of fl ight. In work, conditions are considered and prerequisites of origin fl ying laboratories of a psychophysiological profi le the fi rst Russian experiences of carrying out researches of reactions to the changes happening to the person in air at height understand. Based on archival documents the initial stage of formation of aviation psychophysiology from the fi rst scientifi c fl ight of 1804 until the end of the 19th century is analyzed. Special attention is paid to individuals – enthusiasts of aeronautics: Ya.D. Zakharov, M.A. Rykachev, S.P. Munt which has made the signifi cant contribution both to aeronautics development, and to formation of aviapsychological researches, creations of the fi rst fl ying laboratories of a psychophysiological profi le. Keywords: psychology history; psychophysiology history; the fl ying laboratory of a psychophysiological profi le; aviation psychology; aviation psychophysiology; history of aviation psychophysiology; experimental and psychological researches; K.K. Platonov; Ya.D. Zakharov; M.A. Rykachev; S.P. Munt. Contacts: E-mail: aloyf@rambler.ru Pp. 67-72.