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REVISIONS

November 30, 2001

In "Hand Reach to Controls:" 
     
     Addition of a list of example emergency controls for consideration to include in an evaluation. Examples are taken from the F-15A, BF, C, and DF aircraft.

     Discussion of a procedure by which questionable reach data may be corrected or removed and the addition of a smoothing chart for reach data for the left hand for subjects in the right cockpit of the T-37B.

     Addition of discussion of regression plots and the inclusion of such plots reporting Zone 1 reach data to selected controls in the F-16A, T-1A, T-37B, T-38, and C-141A.

December 16, 2001

      Replacement of and additional figures in: "Anthropometric Dimensions," "Operational Leg Clearance with Control Stick/Wheel Motion Envelopes," "Operational Leg Clearance with the Main Instrument Panel," and "Hand Reach to Controls."

January 25, 2002

       Replacement of X-to-Fingertip, X-to-Grip, X-to-Hook, and X-to-Thumb illustrations.

February 5, 2002

       Extensive revision of the annotation of  "Anthropometric Accommodation in the T-38," ZEHNER, G.F., K.W. Kennedy and J.A. Hudson,  SAFE Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, 1999.

June 20, 2002

        Annotation of: Prediction of "Anthropometric Accommodation in Aircraft Cockpits," by G.F. Zehner, Crew Systems Interface Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, AFRL-HE-WP-TR-2001-0137, June 2001.


September 3, 2002

        Annotation of the first of a series of important older sources in the areas of aircraft evaluation and design. 

January 13, 2003

        Annotations of: "Body Size Accommodation in USAF Aircraft," by Zehner, G.F. and J.A. Hudson,  AFRL-HE-WP-TR-2002-0118, United States Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and "Flying Machine Safety Device," Patent No. 1,874,237, by Bruno, N. P., United States Patent Office, August 30, 1932.


January 26, 2003

        Extensive revision of Preface.

June 2007

        Standardized font, font size and layout throughout. Added to Annotations.