| Title | The Influence of Adjacent Seating Configurations on Egress through a Type III Emergency Exit |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 39548 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Rasmussen, Paul G.; Chittum, Charles B. |
| Corporate Creator | Civil Aeromedical Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19891200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | When the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) established a mandatory action intended to improve access to, and opening of, Type III emergency exits, the Northwest Mountain Region identified a need for a study to evaluate the proposed changes against existing minimum requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). The results indicate that the proposed CAA configuration and the alternative configuration were both more effective than the minimum configuration required by the FARs as measured by evacuation flow rate. There were no significant differences in the exit preparation time among the four seating arrangements. |
| Rosap ID | dot:21329 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21329 |
| TRT Terms | Evacuation; Emergency exits; Seats; Aviation safety; Field tests; Human subject testing |
| General Subjects | Aeronautics¿Safety measures; Airplanes--Evacuation--Human Factors; Airplanes--Seats; Field experiments |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT/FAA/AM-89/14 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39500/39548/AM-89-14.PDF |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |