Body Size Changes of Royal Australian Air Force Aircrew: 1971 - 2005

Abstract

The aim of this study was to quantify the secular changes in body dimensions of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircrew between 1971 and 2005. Small secular increases were observed for most body dimensions, including height, mass and body mass indices, although a small decline was observed for head girth. These secular changes (except for head girth) were not independent of changes in overall body size. In addition, secular changes were not always uniform across the distribution. Secular increases in body dimensions of RAAF aircrew have implications for health, clothing design and sizing, and human-equipment fit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA510222

Entities

People

  • Adam Clark
  • Grant Tomkinson
  • Peter Blanchonette

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Anthropometry
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Army Personnel
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Clothing
  • Digital Data
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States

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