Citation

Campbell HE. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 1954; 154(12): 1023.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1954, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jama.1954.02940460055017

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In this age of increasingly rapid transportation, the one hope of survival is the control of deceleration. In a paper appearing in 1946 Hugh DeHaven stated, "Up to the present, aircraft have been built solely to fly, not to crash. This single approach and design has been costly in the past and is no longer acceptable in military aircraft where a few pounds of extra weight to give crash protection has been an important concession." The modern military aircraft is built around a safety island. The wings, tail, and motor may all separate but this island remains intact and will resist impacts beyond 40 G. In this island the personnel are fastened with harness and belts designed to withstand 40 G. or more. Personnel survival in airplanes so constructed is many times greater than in the type of planes flown in World War II.On our highways,