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Old 3rd Jul 2005, 01:08
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Milt
 
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Until the end of the last century aircraft cockpits/flight decks have been designed and assessed for operability by the evolved Standard Man with defined deviations.

Designers and TPs have responsibilities to ensure, for a new design, that the Standard Man is able to manipulate flight controls and flight deck equipment in accordance with HIS capabilities.

How does a Standard Woman make out in the flight deck produced for the Standard Man? You will all be able to come up with examples of Her short fall.

The currently evolving Standard Woman is already being defined in some detail. But are any curent TPs/regulations insisting on its adoption.? Does this mean a whole new series of V1s to Vxs specifically for the woman? Perhaps NASA has already addressed the problems.

Meanwhile we all run the risk of suffering from the result of the Standard Woman already flying not being able to manipulate the Standard Man's controls and equipment at the outer edges of Her physical, mental and other envelopes.
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