“We’re excited to launch this historic examine that may enhance the readiness, safety, efficiency, and security for our Navy’s aviation group,” stated Lori Basham, NAWCAD’s principal investigator for the examine. “Updating our information to precisely characterize our aircrew will tackle the wants of a inhabitants that’s drastically completely different than it was within the Nineteen Sixties.”
NAWCAD is looking for participation from greater than 4,000 active-duty, enlisted, and commissioned aviators, flight officers, and aircrew. The analysis group will measure these service members throughout the nation once they tour the Navy’s most populous air bases from Might 9 by December 2023. Participation within the 30-50 minute examine would require 32 easy physique measurements that embody numerous heights, lengths, breadths, and circumferences which can be related to aircrew. Researchers will take away private info to guard participant privateness.
Conventional anthropometric research are costly, traditionally costing between $6 and $14 million {dollars} in business settings, relying on the scope of effort. In the present day, NAWCAD can carry out its personal examine nearly fully in-house, costing the Navy lower than $2 million, as a result of command’s superior 3D scanning {hardware} and experience in addition to supportive expertise and subject material consultants by different providers and business partnerships.
For extra info on the examine or for participation coordination, contact Lt. Jennifer Knapp at jennifer.a.knapp2.mil@us.navy.mil. For examine technical questions, contact Lori Brattin Basham at lori.l.basham2.civ@us.navy.mil.
The Naval Air Warfare Middle Plane Division employs greater than 17,000 navy, civilian and contract personnel. It operates check ranges, laboratories and plane in help of check, analysis, analysis, growth and sustainment of the whole lot flown by the Navy and Marine Corps. Primarily based in Patuxent River, Maryland, the command additionally has main websites in St. Inigoes, Maryland, Lakehurst, New Jersey, and Orlando, Florida.
