Crashworthy Design Considerations for General Aviation Seats 850855
This report summarizes the experimental research conducted at the NASA Langley Research Center on general aviation seat and occupant crash response and discusses seat design considerations. Included are typical floor acceleration pulses from general aviation airplane crash tests, the performance of typical general aviation seats in a simulated crash environment, and the performance of prototype energy absorbing (EA) seat designs. Static and dynamic seat testing procedures and test facilities are discussed. Also presented are results from a series of dynamic tests of typical general aviation seats and prototype EA seats.
Citation: Alfaro-Bou, E., Fasanella, E., and Williams, M., "Crashworthy Design Considerations for General Aviation Seats," SAE Technical Paper 850855, 1985, https://doi.org/10.4271/850855. Download Citation
Author(s):
Emilio Alfaro-Bou, Edwin L. Fasanella, M. Susan Williams
Affiliated:
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Pages: 16
Event:
General Aviation Aircraft Meeting and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Crash Dynamics of General Aviation Aircraft-SP-0622, SAE 1985 Transactions-V94-85, Aircraft Crashworthiness-PT-50
Related Topics:
Business and general aviation aircraft
Impact tests
Test procedures
Test facilities
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