Title: Comparison of the body size of Australian Defence Force aircrew and US military personnel
Abstract:Most aircraft the Australian Defence Force (ADF) acquire are designed using anthropometric (body size) data from overseas populations. Often, United States (US) anthropometric data is used. A comparis...Most aircraft the Australian Defence Force (ADF) acquire are designed using anthropometric (body size) data from overseas populations. Often, United States (US) anthropometric data is used. A comparison of the size of ADF aircrew with the widely used United States Army survey from the late 1980s showed that there were significant differences in the size and shape of ADF aircrew and US Army personnel. Given these size differences, vehicles and equipment 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 ADF aircrew is conducted.Read More
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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