| Title | Study of control force limits for female pilots. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 39245 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Leeper, Robert C.; Hasbrook, A. Howard; Purswell, Jerry L. |
| Corporate Creator | Civil Aeromedical Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19731200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The study described in this paper was the second phase in a ground- based control force testing program conducted by the University of Oklahoma and the Civil Aeromedical Institute of the Federal Aviation Administration located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A Convair-340 simulator, modified to conform to a typical civil aviation aircraft, was used for the study. Female pilots were used as subjects. The data show that the current FAR 23.143 control force limits for general aviation aircraft are too high for a majority of U.S. female pilots. Data on strength capabilities of women for operating aircraft controls are presented in the form of prediction equations for level of control force versus time. |
| Rosap ID | dot:21046 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21046 |
| TRT Terms | Air pilots; Females; Control devices; Muscular forces; Physical fitness; Age; Height; Weight; Aircraft pilotage; Flight simulators; Experiments; Human subject testing; Correlation analysis; Linear regression analysis; Statistics; Anthropometry |
| General Subjects | Air pilots; Females; Muscle strength--Testing; Physical fitness; Age; Body weight; Stature; Airplanes--Piloting; Flight simulators; Anthropometry; Correlation (Statistics); Regression analysis; Statistics |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FAA-AM-73-23; DOT/FAA/AM-73/23 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39200/39245/AM73-23.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |