Some Aspects of Biodynamic Modelling for Aircraft Escape Systems,

Abstract

In today's high-speed aircraft there is little possibility of escape unless an ejection seat or capsule is employed, and future flight envelopes are extending to the point where even an escape seat may be inadequate, partly because of the injuries caused by wind blast, and partly because the amount of vertical acceleration required to clear the aircraft structure (usually the fin) may be so great that the seat occupant will be seriously injured by the escape system itself. A biodynamic model of the human body is presented in order to study the tolerances to aircraft ejection.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0740446

Entities

People

  • Peter R. Payne

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Ejection
  • Ejection Seats
  • Escape Systems
  • Human Body
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Seats

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design