AIR PASSENGER COMFORT. A STUDY ABOUT COMFORT IN GENERAL AND FOR AIR PASSENGERS IN PARTICULAR

A model for air passenger comfort to be used by aircraft designers and manufacturers is defined. The model takes into account elements such as noise, side to side motion, and aesthetics; relations between these elements; and processes such as influence of civilizations, social groups, marketing, and pressure groups. Recommendations for further research and design improvements are suggested.

• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Netherlands Aircraft Factories Fooker

  Schiphol-Oost,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Mathot, GBM
• Publication Date: 1975-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 33 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aeronautical engineering; Air transportation; Aircraft; Aviation safety; Comfort; Customer satisfaction; Human factors engineering; Mathematical models; Motor reactions; Passenger comfort; Passengers; Psychological aspects; Quality of service; Ranking (Statistics); Reliability; Systems analysis; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aircraft design; Aircraft safety; Models
• Old TRIS Terms: Human reactions; Ranking
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Design; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145810
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FOK-K-66A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM