Aircraft Crash Survival Design Guide. Volume 1. Design Criteria and Checklists

Abstract

This five-volume publication has been compiled to assist design engineers in understanding the design considerations associated with the development of crash-resistant U.S. Army aircraft. A collection of available information and data pertinent to aircraft crash resistance is presented, along with suggested design conditions and criteria. The five volumes of the Aircraft Crash Survival Design Guide cover the following topics: Volume: I - Design Criteria and Checklists; Volume II - Aircraft Design Crash Impact Conditions and Human Tolerance; Volume III - Aircraft Structural Crash Resistance; Volume IV - Aircraft Seats, Restraints, Litters and Cockpit/Cabin Delethalization; and Volume V - Aircraft Postcrash Survival. This volume (Volume I) contains concise criteria drawn from Volumes II through V, supplemented by checklists intended to assist designers in implementing the criteria. Keywords: Anthropometry; Protective padding; Postcrash fire; Structural crash resistance; Restraint systems; Emergency escape; Fuel systems; Test dummies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218434

Entities

People

  • Norman A. Merritt
  • Richard E. Zimmerman

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircraft Cabins
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Birds
  • Fuselages
  • Health Services
  • Mechanics
  • Medical Personnel
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Safety Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft

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  • Explosive Engineering.