Aerodynamic Forces Experienced during Ejection.

Abstract

Emergency egress exposes aircrewmembers to abrupt accelerative and windblast forces. For the time period January 1967 to December 1977, 399 ejections were made from the F-4 aircraft. Forty-three aircrewmen sustained 95 long bone and joint injuries. Of this number, 39 were identified as upper and 21 as lower extremity injuries. The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, is to identify the region, nature, and severity of long bone and joint injuries resulting from aircraft ejection. The second is to review known biomedical data on bone and joint strength. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA098941

Entities

People

  • Arthur J. Nestle

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Anatomy
  • Angular Momentum
  • Arm Bones
  • Dislocations
  • Ejection
  • Emergency Egress
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Lower Extremity
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Shoulder
  • Soft Tissues
  • Upper Extremity
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology