Evaluation of a Fiberglass Instrument Glare Shield for Protection Against Head Injury

Abstract

An all fiberglass prototype glare shield has been evaluated in terms of head injury protection. In 30-ft./sec. head impacts, a protrusion is designed to fold down over the heavy instruments, offering significant improvement in head injury protection when compared to current aircraft instrument panel design. Design changes to eliminate a fracture point and incorporation of fiberglass glare shields of similar design in future general aviation aircraft could lead to a significant reduction of head injuries during crash decelerations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0740732

Entities

People

  • E. D. Langston
  • John J. Swearingen

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesive Tapes
  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Deceleration
  • Engineering
  • Fiberglass
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • Head Injuries
  • Impact Tests
  • Instrument Panels
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Motion Picture Film
  • Motion Pictures
  • Strain Gages
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.