Ejection Seat Testing for Females

Abstract

Anthropometric data from a recent survey of female pilots was analyzed and compared with available DoD anthropometric surveys. The comparison showed the two populations to be of different distributions, pointing out the deficiency in using the DoD survey in designing escape system tests covering female aviators. Further, analysis of two existing anthropometric surveys of male aviators taken in 1950 & 1967 found a considerable change in seventeen years, indicating a need for a new survey of the contemporary population. Recommendations were made to change Military Standards and Specifications on ejection system and ejection systems testing to reflect inclusion of female aviators.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA122870

Entities

People

  • C. D. Gragg
  • Charles B. Evans
  • Windell L. Gilliam

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aircrafts
  • Anthropometry
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ejection
  • Ejection Seats
  • Engineering
  • Escape Systems
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Military Standards
  • New Mexico
  • Standards
  • Surveys

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