Current naval aviation life Support equipment (ALSS) was designed to accommodate the 5th through the 95th percentile size of the 1964 U.S. male population. Since a large portion of the present U.S. female population falls outside this range, problems occur in fitting flight clothing and ALSS for female naval aviators. This report on Aircrew Modifications Leading to Increased Accommodation describes a fleet-wide survey of all naval female pilots, flight officers, and enlisted aircrew with regard to ALSS problems. The survey response rate was 67%. ALSS fit problems in naval aviation were identified and recommendations for solving these problems were provided to the Naval Air Systems Command. The top five ALSS problem areas identified by respondents in order of importance were helmet, urine-collection devices, torso harness, survival vest, and anti-exposure coverall.
Development and Implementation of the Aircrew Modified Equipment Leading to Increased Accommodation (AMELIA) Program
1996
90 pages
Report
No indication
English
Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Human Factors Engineering , Protective Equipment , Life Support Systems , Flight crews , Harnesses , Protective clothing , Life support systems , Helmets , Flight clothing , Survival equipment , Naval aviation , Naval personnel , Modification , Pilots , Enlisted personnel , Reports , Population , Surveys , Human body , Males , Exposure(Physiology) , Females , Fittings , Coveralls , Amelia(Aircrew modified equipment leading to increased accommodation) , Alss(Aviation life support equipment)