An anthropometric survey of 500 Royal Air Force aircrew heads, 1972

Abstract

An anthropometric survey of 500 R.A.F. aircrew heads was undertaken in 1972. 45 measurements were taken from each subject. Data obtained from these, together with those from 17 derived measurements, are presented in the standard percentile table form. This information is supplementary to the data gathered from the 13 head dimensions measured in the 1970/1971 anthropometric survey of 2000 R.A.F. aircrew (R.A.E. Technical Report 73083, A.R.C. R. & M. 3772). The photogrammetric method used will enable other dimensions, if required at a later date, to be measured from the permanent record photographs without recalling the subject. This survey is part of an anthropometric programme being carried out jointly by the Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine and the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough.