MEASUREMENTS OF THE LOADS REQUIRED TO BREAK COMMERCIAL AVIATION SAFETY BELTS AS AN INDICATION OF THE ABILITY OF THE HUMAN BODY TO WITHSTAND HIGH IMPACT FORCES,

Abstract

The force required to break aviation safety belts used in private aircraft was determined in order to correlate this force with the trauma recorded in the reports of private aircraft crashes. The force was determined by using a new method of testing which closely simulates the conditions believed to ex'st in actual aircraft crashes. The results indicate that in private aircraft crashes man has frequently survived impact loads of 2500 pounds with no signs or symptoms of injury. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 16, 1948
Accession Number
AD0491762

Entities

People

  • Earle E. Metcalfe
  • Edward M. Wurzel
  • Lewis J. Polansky

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Safety
  • Commercial Aviation
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • Human Body
  • Impact Loads
  • Measurement
  • Safety
  • Safety Belts
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Industrial Economics