Cockpit Compatibility Evaluation RB-57F and F-4D Aircraft

• Main Author: Hockwalt, John R.
• Other Authors: AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS DIV WRIGHT FIELD OH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1972
• Subjects: Gliders and Parachutes; Human Factors Engineering & Man Machine System; Escape; Rescue and Survival; *COCKPITS; *SURVIVAL KITS; PILOTS; COMPATIBILITY; HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING; JET BOMBERS; VISIBILITY; JET FIGHTERS; PARACHUTES; EJECTION SEATS; AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT; ATTACHMENT; AVIATION SAFETY; AUTOMATIC; ANTHROPOMETRY; LIFE PRESERVERS; FLIGHT CLOTHING; AIRCRAFT SEATS; PRESSURE SUITS; FLIGHT CREWS; FLIGHT TESTING; THICKNESS; A/P 22S-6 PRESSURE SUITS; B-57 AIRCRAFT; F-4 AIRCRAFT; F-4D AIRCRAFT; P/N 641000 SURVIVAL KITS; RB-57F AIRCRAFT; Arctic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0900395; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0900395

The results of a compatibility study performed on the RB-57F and the F-4D aircraft are presented in this report. Compatibility of crew members with the above aircraft, while wearing an A/P22S-6 flying outfit and other ancillary equipment, was determined. A 2-1/2 inch thick arctic survival overcoat cushion was found to place the large to extra large crew member above the B-57F aircraft design eye point. A second mockup cushion (with maximum thickness reduced to 1 inch) was found to be satisfactory. The PCU-15/P torso harness was found to restrict the forward movement of the small to extra small crew member in the RB- 57B cockpit. The A/P22S-6 flying outfit was found to be compatible for use in the F-4D aircraft.