“In her book, “Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design”, Kat Holmes recounts a wartime example of how a rigid approach to design can go wrong. America’s Air Force took the bodily measurements of its pilots and used the average to design the cockpit. After many unexpected crashes, a researcher took ten of the most important measures… Read More
Research Paper Title The prevalence of medical symptoms in military aircrew. Background The prevalence of medical symptoms in aviators has not been described in the medical literature. Methods An anonymous questionnaire was handed to all Israeli Air Force aviators who went through the routine yearly examination. Because only two women filled the questionnaire, we excluded… Read More
Research Paper Title Anthropometry of Brazilian Air Force pilots. Background Anthropometric data are essential for the design of military equipment including sizing of aircraft cockpits and personal gear. Currently, there are no anthropometric databases specific to Brazilian military personnel. The aim of this study was to create a Brazilian anthropometric database of Air Force pilots.… Read More
Research Paper Title A Study to Evaluate the Syllabus of Training for the Royal Australian Air Force Navigator Course. Background The primary aim of the thesis was to address a need for an independent evaluation of the RAAF Navigator Course which was expressed by staff officers in Air Force Office in early 1989. Although several occupational analyses have been… Read More
Using information from the Joint Personnel Administration system (for RAF, Royal Navy and Royal Marines) and the Army Air Corps (for the British Army), Defence Statistics can identify that as at: 01 December 2014 there were 1,790 trained regular pilots in the RAF. 01 February 2015 there were 550 trained pilots in the Army. 01… Read More
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