An investigation into the critical environments associated with escape from a high performance aircraft led to the evaluation of new crew escape concepts. Five of these concepts were compared in terms of their escape capability, cost, reliability, maintainability, development risk and impact on search and rescue operations. Following this comparison, three concepts were selected as having a potential for meeting all requirements. One concept utilizes a separable nose section for high speed or high altitude escape. Normal ejection occurs following deceleration or reduction in altitude. This concept is highly airplane configuration sensitive. The other two concepts are (1) an optional upward or downward ejection dependent upon the acceleration environment. The system is shielded by means of an extended wedge and stabilized by means of reaction jets; and (2) retained windshield/aftbody streamline. This system provides q protection through attachment of the windshield to the escape seat and a streamline aftbody for stability. (Author)
Crew Escape Concepts for Advanced High Performance Aircraft
1978
177 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Human Factors Engineering , Escape systems , Ejection seats , Comparison , Escape capsules , Flight crews , Pilots , Aircraft canopies , Windshields , Tolerances(Physiology) , Life cycle costs , Trade off analyses , Military requirements , Dynamic pressure , Feasibility studies , Aerodynamic configurations
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