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here for an interesting and very detailed report on testing of the computer modelling software for pax evacuation.
It's a long report, but a few highlights include the comparison of a modelled evac to a real one, in a CAA test. In various scenarios the software was asked to predict the time required to evacuate the a/c, "real world" tests were then carried out, with a difference between predicted and actual times of
2.8%
Mention is also made of the injuries sustained in previous tests, including the unfortunate girl permanently paralysed in the MD11 test as stated previously.
Well worth a quick read.
As an aside, my old systems instructor swore blind that in the original 747 evac test the "pax" were all members of sports clubs in and around the Boeing facility, and all wearing sports shoes...
pilot-lite
PS Is it just me or does that fuselage not just cry out for a stretch...
