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Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-75/2
Title and Subtitle: Anthropometry of airline stewardesses
Report Date: March 1975
Authors: Snow CC, Reynolds HM, Allgood MA
Abstract: The report presents the body measurements of 423 stewardess trainees enrolled in the American Airlines Stewardess Training Academy in Fort Worth, Texas, between February and June 1971. It includes the means, standard deviations, coefficients of variation, percentiles, and related statistics of 72 standard anthropometric and functional measurements. The survey was initiated to provide adequate criteria for improving the emergency equipment availability and workspace design for the stewardess.
Key Words: Aviation Medicine, Anthropometry, Civil Aviation, Stewardess, Human Factors
No. of Pages: 103
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-75/2
Title and Subtitle: Anthropometry of airline stewardesses
Report Date: March 1975
Authors: Snow CC, Reynolds HM, Allgood MA
Abstract: The report presents the body measurements of 423 stewardess trainees enrolled in the American Airlines Stewardess Training Academy in Fort Worth, Texas, between February and June 1971. It includes the means, standard deviations, coefficients of variation, percentiles, and related statistics of 72 standard anthropometric and functional measurements. The survey was initiated to provide adequate criteria for improving the emergency equipment availability and workspace design for the stewardess.
Key Words: Aviation Medicine, Anthropometry, Civil Aviation, Stewardess, Human Factors
No. of Pages: 103
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