Citation

Buckle PW, David GC, Kimber AC. Aviat. Space Environ. Med. 1990; 61(12): 1079-1084.

Affiliation

Ergonomics Research Unit, Robens Institute of Industrial and Environmental Health and Safety, Guildford, Surrey, England.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Aerospace Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2285396

Abstract

Safe and successful operation of flight displays and controls is, in part, dependent on the anthropometric characteristics of the pilots with respect to the design of a particular aircraft. This paper describes the approach required to optimise this fit and provides guidelines for both those responsible for design and those who select pilot recruits. The major results reported are those for a British population, although the aircraft considered (Boeing 737-200, 747, 757 and Lockheed TriStar) are used by airlines throughout the world. The study shows that limitations in design considerably reduce the pool of potential recruits with the appropriate anthropometric characteristics. The selection criteria, based on functional seated eye height, might exclude 73% of the British, 19-65-year-old female population and 13% of the male population.

Language: en