Caring for Precious Cargo, Part II: Behavioral Techniques for Emergency Aircraft Evacuations With Infants Through the Type III Overwing Exit

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• Creators:
  Corbett, Cynthia L.
• Corporate Creators:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Office of Aerospace Medicine ; Federal Aviation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air transportation crashes
  • Aircraft
  • Aviation safety
  • Human subject testing
  • Passengers
  • Safety education
  • Simulation
  • Evacuation
  • Escape systems
  • Emergency exits
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AM-05/2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Oklahoma ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Abstract:
  Infant enplanements are estimated to be approximately 1% of all passenger enplanements. Yet recommended procedures for such precious cargo in emergencies are few. Previous research shows that passenger knowledge is a key factor in determining passenger responses in accidents, underscoring the need for detailed evacuation information and instructions for parents with infants/small children. The present study was conducted to identify a set of procedures to recommend to passengers with infants evacuating an airplane in an emergency, and consisted of evacuations using a Type III overwing exit, reported here, and a Type I floor-level exit with inflatable escape slide (see DOT/FAA/AM-1/18). The information obtained is intended for use in developing passenger education materials and pre-evacuation briefings.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40217/dot_40217_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 912.65 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5d2cb9578943040dcaa027acccd8c312c09d3bb53694f2196ba389b5c6b3667d