Experiments were conducted to examine the effects of exit height on subject flow rates during simulated emergency evacuations from an aircraft fuselage. Egress was through (modified) Type-I exits, using inflatable escape slides and doorsill-height platforms configured with ramps for descent to the ground. A single-aisle aircraft simulator was equipped with 30-inch wide rectangular floor-level exits variously configured to achieve overall exit heights of 48, 60, and 72 inches. Human research subjects, ranging in age from 18 to 40 years, evacuated through the exits to the ground via both platform and slide egress routes.


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    Title :

    Aircraft Evacuations onto Escape Slides and Platforms II: Effects of Exit Size


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    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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