Evaluation of a fiberglass instrument glare shield for protection against head injury.

Details

• Creators:
  Langston, E.D. ; Swearingen, John J.
• Corporate Creators:
  Civil Aeromedical Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air pilots
  • Crash injury research
  • Crash victim simulation
  • Head
  • Crash tests
  • Dummies
  • Sled tests
  • Deceleration
  • Instrument panels
  • Equipment design
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FAA-AM-72-7 ; DOT/FAA/AM-72/7
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  OAM report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  An all fiberglass prototype glare shield has been evaluated in terms of head injury protection. In 30-ft./sec. head impacts, a protrusion is designed to fold down over the heavy instruments, offering significant improvement in head injury protection when compared to current aircraft instrument panel design. Design changes to eliminate a fracture point and incorporation of fiberglass glare shields of similar design in future general aviation aircraft could lead to a significant reduction of head injuries during crash decelerations.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20986/dot_20986_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.72 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c15da013d47eb7cd6cec87854641eb44277f5b50edeab7f489f51e458a73c75e4c994f17d95cc272113e0aa9e7028062f233e18d6467541bd5970f3c00f3b070