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A National Academies committee will conduct a peer review of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report “Effects of Airplane Cabin Interiors on Egress I: Assessment of Anthropometrics, Seat Pitch, and Seat Width on Egress” to determine the effect of passenger seat pitch and width on the egress time of cabin occupants during an emergency evacuation of a commercial airplane.
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Peer Review of the Federal Aviation Administration's Study of the Effects of Passenger Seat Width and Pitch on Airplane Evacuation Performance
Consensus Study Report
·2025
TRB Special Report 358: Peer Review of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Study of the Effects of Passenger Seat Width and Pitch on Airplane Evacuation Performance presents a peer review of a research project conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA's) Civil Aerospace Medical Insti...
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