Comparison of the Size of ADF Aircrew and US Army Personnel

Abstract

Most aircraft that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) acquire are designed using anthropometric data from overseas populations. Often, the 1988 US Army dataset is used. A comparison of the size of the ADF aircrew and US Army personnel showed that there were significant differences in the size and shape of ADF aircrew and US Army personnel. Given these size differences, vehicles designed using the US Army dataset may result in suboptimal accommodation rates for ADF aircrew. The ADF aircrew dataset has a number of issues which limit its use. It is recommended a comprehensive survey of aircrew is conducted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA594454

Entities

People

  • Adrian Smith
  • Peter Blanchonette

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Anthropometry
  • Army Personnel
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States
  • Vehicles

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  • Regression Analysis.