Technical Feasibility of a Wheelchair Securement Concept for Airline Travel: A Preliminary Assessment
2021

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There appear to be, in this preliminary assessment, no formidable issues that present design and engineering challenges for installing in-cabin wheelchair securement systems in airplanes. While equipping enough airplanes with securement systems to provide meaningful levels of airline service would require substantial effort, the types of cabin modifications required to provide the needed space and structural support would likely be of moderate technical complexity for many individual airplanes.

TRB's Special Report 341: Technical Feasibility of a Wheelchair Securement Concept for Airline Travel: A Preliminary Assessment identifies and examines potential technical challenges to the development and implementation of an in-cabin wheelchair securement system.

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160 pages · 6 x 9 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-09396-1
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-09397-X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26323

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Technical Feasibility of a Wheelchair Securement Concept for Airline Travel: A Preliminary Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Front Matter i-xiv
Executive Summary 1-8
1 Introduction 9-24
2 Background 25-60
3 Crashworthiness and Other Safety Considerations 61-86
4 Airplane Space Considerations 87-114
5 Assessment of Findings and Recommended Next Steps 115-134
Appendix A: Legislative Request 135-136
Appendix B: Committee Biographical Information 137-144
Appendix C: Disclosure of Unavoidable Conflicts of Interest 145-146

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Technical Feasibility of a Wheelchair Securement Concept for Airline Travel: A Preliminary Assessment (2021)

Chapter: Appendix A: Legislative Request

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Technical Feasibility of a Wheelchair Securement Concept for Airline Travel: A Preliminary Assessment (2021)

Chapter: Appendix A: Legislative Request