FACTORS INFLUENCING THE IMPACT ENERGY ATTENUATION CAPABILITIES OF THE U. S. ARMY FLYER'S PROTECTIVE HELMET (AFH-1)

Abstract

Quality assurance impact testing of the U.S. Army's standard flight helmet, was conducted, in particular factors that influence the impact energy attenuation capabilities of the helmet were tested. The Army's specification requires that the helmet shall sustain two successive impacts in each of four designated sites without bottoming or transmitting an excess of 300 G's to an instrumented headform. Because of the helmet's configuration and construction, the sides exhibited the greatest ability to attenuate impact energy, followed in descending order by the front and rear areas of the helmet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0677119

Entities

People

  • Abraham L. Lastnik

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Clothing
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Flight Helmets
  • Health Services
  • Impact Tests
  • Mass Production
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Organic Materials
  • Polystyrenes
  • Production
  • Rear Areas
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • United States

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Materials Science