PASSENGER RIDE COMFORT TECHNOLOGY FOR TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT SITUATIONS

Research in ride comfort and of the resultant technology is overviewed. Several useful relations derived from the technology are: input environments to the vehicle; aircraft operations; and aircraft configurations. Input environments which influence the ride motion environment consist of naturally occuring phenomena such as gusts or turbulence and man generated phenomena such as trailing vortex wakes or runway roughness. Aircraft operations influence ride environments in the form of motions caused by maneuvers, of pressure changes caused by rapid descents, or of too high temperature. Aircraft configurations influence the ride environment by size and shape of external surfaces which generate aerodynamic perturbing forces; by onboard equipment, such as power plant noise and vibrations; and by passive equipment which directly interfaces the passengers such as marginal size seats with limited elbowroom and legroom.

• Corporate Authors:

  Langley Research Center

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Hampton, VA  United States  23665
• Authors:
  • Conner, W
  • JACOBSON, I D
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 24 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Aircraft operations; Aircraft pilotage; Airport runways; Gusts; Human factors engineering; Passenger comfort; Ride quality; Riding qualities; Seats; Technology transfer; Transport aircraft; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aircraft design; Technology utilization
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft configurations; Aircraft maneuvers; Flight maneuvers
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Education and Training; Passenger Transportation; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00146627
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-TM-X-73953
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM