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Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-72/7
Title and Subtitle: Evaluation of a fiberglass instrument glare shield for protection against head injury
Report Date: February 1972
Authors: Langston ED, Swearingen JJ
Abstract: An all fiberglass prototype glare shield has been evaluated in terms of head injury protection. In 30-ft./sec. head impacts, a protrusion is designed to fold down over the heavy instruments, offering significant improvement in head injury protection when compared to current aircraft instrument panel design. Design changes to eliminate a fracture point and incorporation of fiberglass glare shields of similar design in future general aviation aircraft could lead to a significant reduction of head injuries during crash decelerations.
Key Words: Crash Safety, Engineering Design, Crashworthiness
No. of Pages: 10
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-72/7
Title and Subtitle: Evaluation of a fiberglass instrument glare shield for protection against head injury
Report Date: February 1972
Authors: Langston ED, Swearingen JJ
Abstract: An all fiberglass prototype glare shield has been evaluated in terms of head injury protection. In 30-ft./sec. head impacts, a protrusion is designed to fold down over the heavy instruments, offering significant improvement in head injury protection when compared to current aircraft instrument panel design. Design changes to eliminate a fracture point and incorporation of fiberglass glare shields of similar design in future general aviation aircraft could lead to a significant reduction of head injuries during crash decelerations.
Key Words: Crash Safety, Engineering Design, Crashworthiness
No. of Pages: 10
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