International Anthropometric Variability and Its Effects on Aircraft Cockpit Design

Abstract

This paper is concerned with high performance, single seat, military aircraft cockpits and the problems encountered in accommodating them to the anthropometric requirements of foreign military users. These problems often are very difficult. Design changes invariably required to cope with any significant anthropometric differences are fraught with seemingly insurmountable economic and engineering problems. Still, malacommodation in aircraft not only produces a condition in which the product is inconvenient to operate, but one in which the user's safety and the basic mission of the aircraft can be compromised.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA027801

Entities

People

  • Kenneth W. Kennedy

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Personnel
  • Biomedical Research
  • Control Sticks
  • Ejection Seats
  • Engineering
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Measurement
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Standards
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Pressure Suits
  • Protective Equipment
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Educational Psychology
  • Gender and Food Studies