Civil Aircraft Restraint Systems: State-of-the-Art Evaluation of Standards, Experimental Data, and Accident Experience

Authors

• Richard G. Snyder

Topic

• Restraint systems
• Safety belts
• Occupant protection
• Rotary-wing aircraft
• Aircraft
• Crashworthiness
• Fatal injuries
• Regulations
• Technical review
• Suppliers

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