Airplane seat-to-aisle sensitivity study

This research is a sensitivity study on the effects of aircraft seat size to determine how much influence occupant ability (which may include body size) has on the overall outcome of a transport aircraft evacuation.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

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

  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute-Federal Aviation Administration

  P.O. Box 25082
  Oklahoma City, OK  United States  73125
• Project Managers:

  Weed, David

• Performing Organizations:

  Wichita State University

  Wichita, Kansas  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Gomez, Luis

• Start Date: 20250901
• Expected Completion Date: 20260331
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Aeromedical Research

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Evacuation; Passengers; Seats; Size
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01970948
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 13 2025 10:16AM