As women become increasingly involved in the world of aviation and combat flying roles, questions concerning gender issues in the cockpit are becoming extremely relevant. Some of the most significant areas of concern dealing with women in the cockpit are behavior, body composition, anthropometry, biomechanics, physiology, health, and learning. This project addresses these seven areas of concern for women in military aviation. We conducted this review through a literature search, and through interviews with both women and men in the operational Air Force and the civilian world. In addition, a computer-based simulator was used to compare the learning characteristics between men and women for basic flying skills. All the research cited reached the same general conclusions. There is no difference in the abilities of men and women to perform successfully and safely in an aviation career. The statistical analysis of the data collected for this experiment produced similar results; there was no significant difference between men and women in any of the four measures used to test basic flying performance. Overall, both men and women are physically and mentally equally qualified to pursue aviation careers.


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    Title :

    Women in Military Aviation


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2000


    Size :

    32 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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