Female Hairstyle and Flight Helmet Accommodation: The AMELIA Project. Phase I: Survey Study. Part 2: Survey Responses.

Mcentire, B. J.; Murphy, Barbara A.; Mozo, Ben T.

Female Hairstyle and Flight Helmet Accommodation: The AMELIA Project. Phase I: Survey Study. Part 2: Survey Responses.

Active / Technical Report | Accession Number: ADA361528 |

Abstract:

Most personal protective equipment in current military aviation was designed with male aircrew in mind. To ensure that female aviator performance is not hampered by improperly fitted or sized equipment, the U.S. Navy USN established the Aircrew Modified Equipment Leading to Increased Accommodation AMELIA program. In this Phase I study, a novel questionnaire was distributed to a variety of USN and U.S. Marine Corps USMC aviation installations around the world to assess the effect of female hairstyles on flight helmet performance and safety. One hundred and one completed questionnaires were returned to the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory USARRL resulting in a response rate of 21-40.

Author(s):

Mcentire, B. J. ; Murphy, Barbara A. ; Mozo, Ben T.

Author Organization(s):

ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Supplementary Note:

DOI: 10.21236/ADA361528

Pagination:

0082

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:

Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR

Identifying Numbers

Report Number(s):

USAARL-99-10

Task Number(s):

EA

Project Number(s):

30162787A878

Monitor Series:

USAMRMC

Subject Terms

Joint Capability Areas:

JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.6.3_Assess Achievement of Objectives; JCA_5.6_Monitor

Modernization Areas:

Fully Networked C3

Communities of Interest:

Biomedical

Descriptor(s):

*PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, *FLIGHT HELMETS, ARMY RESEARCH, PERFORMANCE(HUMAN), PILOTS, SURVEYS, INSTALLATION, AVIATION SAFETY, FEMALES, AVIATION MEDICINE

Field(s)/Group(s):

Protective Equipment

Keyword(s):

AMELIA(AIRCREW MODIFIED EQUIPMENT LEADING TO INCREASED ACCOMMODATION), FEMALE HAIRSTYLES, PE62787A, WUDA302870

Report Date:

1999 Mar 01

Creation Date:

1999 Apr 14