Human Systems Integration Capstone / Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited / Current ejection seat certified aircrew weight ranges (136 to 213 lbs.), such as for the F/A-18, prohibited
over one third (38%) of women and (8%) of men from accessing the naval aviation strike pipeline (carrierbased
aviation) between 2008 and 2013. This is deleterious to the Naval Aviation Enterprise to restrict
access of otherwise qualified and talented applicants to the strike aviation pipeline due to an outdated
anthropometric survey based specification. The acceptable level of risk that was utilized by the Naval
Aviation Systems Command was overly conservative and needs to be updated to align with current
operational risk management principles, actual ejection seat performance mishap data and the naval
aviation anthropometric population. This research is a deep exploration of all aspects of this issue and
makes recommendations that can be used by Commander of Naval Air Forces in establishing an
operational weight limit for all ejection seat aircraft.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/43804 |
| Date | 09 1900 |
| Creators | Jones, Thomas C. |
| Contributors | Shattuck, Lawrence |
| Publisher | Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School. |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, it may not be copyrighted. |
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