A Review of Research and Development in Crashworthiness of General Aviation Aircraft: Seats, Restraints and Floor Structures

Abstract

A literature search has been conducted to determine the status of knowledge of the crashworthiness aspects of general aviation aircraft. Research and development work relating to seats, restraints, and floor structures of general aviation aircraft has been selected for review. The primary goal of crashworthiness studies has been the reduction of fatal and serious accidents. Study of the work on seats, restraints and floor structures has revealed that more attention to several research topics could ameliorate high accident rates in general aviation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA221557

Entities

People

  • P. Huculak

Organizations

  • National Research Council Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accident Investigations
  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Aircraft
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Medical Personnel
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Thoracic Injuries
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design