Specifications

MIL-STD-1472E
Human engineering design of aircrew stations and passenger compartments other than pilot and co-
pilot stations shall be in accordance with the criteria of 5.7.
5.14.2.2 Lavout for shared work s~ace.
5.14.2.2.1 General. Where applicable, deAgn of compartments shall allow personnel to share
equipment, reduce communication requirements, conduct
required face-t-face eomrnunications, and
minimize mutual interference when operating equipment which rquires more than one operator.
5.14 .2.2.2 Location and arrangement of m-o
UPS. Groups shotdd be located and arranged to
share material, information, and equipment; to simplify supervision; and to simplify coordination.
5.14.2.2.3 Effects of crew size. Compartment design shall a?xxnmodate rquimnents for
interaction and multiple use as crew size grows, inchding adquate provisions for communications;
physical access; illumination; acoustics; air conditioning; traffic flow and fme volume; oxygen
regulators and portable units; first aid equipmen~ emergency egress; personal equipment storage;
oxygen supplies and environmental control; food, water, and waste managemen~ and rest areas.
5.14.2.2.4 Standing otxrations. Standing operations shall be limited to those necessitated by
mission requirements.
5.14.2.2.5 Effects of variable gravity.
When missions rquire the performance
of crew
operation, maintenance, and control tasks in a variable gravity fight regime, design shall include
provisions for body positioning and restraint devices, locomotion aids, and
safeguards against
inadvertent displacement of controls and damage to vehicle and to pemonnel equipmenL
5.14.2.3 Work srmcedimensions. The fokwing dimensions and those presented in Fi~~
through 29 and Tables XIII through XIX shall be used to provide adequate workplace clearance .
environmental conditions require personal protection encumbrances that necessitate huger chtmnces,
allowances shall be made.
Light Clothing
Bulky Clothing
cm (m]
cm (in)
Minimum height allowance for standing
193 (76) 198 (78)
Minimum height allowance for crawling
79(31) 86 (34)
Maximum depth of objects which must be reached into
58 (23) 53 (21)
Minimum width allowance for passing body 58 {23) 69 (27)
Minimum thickness al}owance for passing body 33 (13)
41 (16)
Minimum height allowance for bending or kneeling
122 (48) 127 (50)
5.14.2.4.1 General. Seats, contours, positions, and restraints should be adjustable to individual
anthropometric
dimensions of shirtsleeve and pressure suit environments, survival equipment, armor,
and to foreseeable conditions and levels of g-loading. Seating or restraints shall provide an acle uate
supporting framework for the body relative to the activities that must be performed. Seats shall
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&signed to maximize protection under g-loading, avoid discomfort, facilitate adjustments, and
ih$inimis~wti@.al,
5.14 .2.4.2 Vefiical and horizontal (tore and alt] ad
_nts. Seats sttatt have vertxal and
horwontal adpstments sufficient to accommodate suitably clothed and equipped users with relevant
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