Access-To-Egress I: Interactive Effects of Factors That Control the Emergency Evacuation of Na�ve Passengers Through the Transport Airplane Type-III Overwing Exit

[摘要] Simulated emergency evacuations were conducted from a narrow-body transport airplane simulator through a Type-III overwing exit. The independent variables were passageway configuration, hatch disposal location, subject group size, and subject group motivation level. Additional variables of interest included individual subject characteristics, i.e., gender, age, waist size, and height, all of which had been shown in previous studies to significantly affect emergency egress. Participants were restricted to those who had no previous emergency evacuation (research) history. The dependent variables of interest included hatch operation time and the time for individual subjects to egress.

[发布机构] FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine - Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

[关键词] Aircraft Evacuation;Passageway Configuration;Hatch Operation;Competitive Egress;Individual Subject Characteristics