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Research into the factors influencing survival in aircraft accidents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

H. C. Muir
H. C. Muir*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied PsychologyCollege of AeronauticsCranfield University, UK
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Abstract

The factors influencing survival in aircraft accidents can be classified into configurational, environmental, procedural or behavioural. New methodologies which have been developed in order to simulate emergency behaviour are introduced. A series of experimental programmes in which the new behavioural techniques are applied to configurational, environmental and procedural changes in the cabin are described. The results suggest that the techniques provide the behavioural and statistical data required for the assessment of design options or safety procedures for use in aircraft emergencies.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 100 , Issue 995 , May 1996 , pp. 177 - 182
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1996 

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