A Collation of United States Air Force Anthropometry
Abstract
Four major anthropometric surveys of United States Air Force personnel have been conducted since the end of World War II: that of male rated and non-rated flying personnel in 1950, of male recruits, enlisted and non-rated officers in 1965, of male rated officers and cadets in 1967, and of female officers and enlisted in 1968. Only two surveys have been adequately published: those of 1950 and 1968. For the purposes of this collation, four USAF subpopulations have been distinguished: (1) non-rated male officers and enlisted (2) rated male officers and cadets, (3) non-rated female officers and enlisted personnel, and (4) rated female officers and cadets. The latter is an artificial subset of women taken form the 1968 survey and who meet the Air Force body-size criteria for entry into Undergraduate Pilot Training and retention as a rated officer. Dimension titles and descriptions are listed alphabetically and cross referenced such that the user can be quickly directed to the desired or to related body size data. Summary statistics consists of the number of subjects measured, the Mean, Standard Deviation, and the 1st, 5th, 50th, 95th and 99th percentile values for each dimension. Keywords: Anthropometry; Anthropology; and Statistics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 14, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA168485
Entities
People
- Kenneth W. Kennedy
Organizations
- Armstrong Laboratory