HUMAN FACTORS ASPECTS OF LIGHTPLANE SAFETY,

Abstract

This paper attempts to relate aircraft accident investigation and aeromedical research efforts for the purpose of clarifying research needs. Such efforts ultimately can lead to a reduction in lightplane accidents, injuries, and fatalities. Recent statistical studies of lightplane crash injuries are summarized, and contributions that human biologists, physical anthropologists, and design engineers can make toward reducing or preventing injury in future crashes are discussed. Programs of biomedical and human engineering research as they relate to lightplane safety are described. Contributions that physicians can make to this program are outlined. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0603931

Entities

People

  • Richard G. Pearson

Organizations

  • Civil Aeromedical Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accident Investigations
  • Accidents
  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Crash Injuries
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fatalities
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Physicians
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Science
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology