Revised Anthropometric Restrictions for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Rotary Wing, Trainer, and C-130 Aircraft and U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 and HU-25

Abstract

NAVAIRSYSCOM (PMA-202) tasked NAWCAD Patuxent River, Maryland, (AIR-4.6) to perform a baseline accommodation assessment of existing U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) rotary wing aircraft and their respective trainer aircraft and establish anthropometric restriction codes (ARC's) as appropriate. The assessment also determined the estimated percentage of future candidate aviators suitable for flight duty in a particular aircraft with respect to their measured anthropometric characteristics. The percents reported were based on the population data set used to provide seven test cases cited in the Joint Services Specification Guidance 2010-3. The methods used in the assessment were different than procedures historically used to determine USN and USMC aviator suitability and to verify cockpit design. A multivariate statistical approach was employed and served as the basis for determining the safe accommodation envelopes for each platform/crew station. Revised ARC's are presented and the respective percents accommodated are summarized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 21, 2001
Accession Number
ADA472617

Entities

People

  • Greg Kennedy
  • Heather Tucker
  • Jennifer Crawford
  • Lori Brattin
  • William Reason

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Body Weight
  • Coast Guard
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Design Criteria
  • Guidance
  • Instrument Panels
  • Marine Corps
  • Maryland
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Training Aircraft

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation