Accessibility in Air Travel – Wheelchair Restraint System Testing

This project involves testing of wheelchair tie-down straps for use on commercial aircraft. Nonambulatory passengers of surface vehicles are able to safely travel through the use of RESNA approved wheelchairs and tie-down restraints approved via AC 19 and 18 (respectably). This research will evaluate whether that type of tie-down will work for the aircraft crash environment.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $260000
• Contract Numbers:

  6973GH-23-T-00012

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration Office of Aerospace Medicine

  800 Independence Ave., SW
  DC, Washington  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Zinke-McKee, Stacey

• Performing Organizations:

  Wichita State Univesity

  National Institute for Aviation Research and Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering, 1845 Fairmont, Wichita, KS 67260-0093
  , KS   
• Principal Investigators:

  Gomez, Luis

• Start Date: 20230713
• Expected Completion Date: 20240712
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Aeromedical Research

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Air travel; Aircraft; Aviation safety; Persons with disabilities; Restraint systems; Wheelchairs
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01906321
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
• Contract Numbers: 6973GH-23-T-00012
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 29 2024 12:49PM