Human Factors of Powered Flight: The Wright Brothers' Contributions

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 184-188

  Mohler, Stanley R ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dayton OH; First flight; Human factors; Kitty Hawk; Orville Wright; Wilbur Wright

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRPLANE CREW; FLIGHT; REVIEW; SEATBELT;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; WORKLOAD;

ACCIPITRINAE; AVES;

EID: 1642580544     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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