2nd Edition

Human Factors in Flight

By Frank H. Hawkins, Harry W. Orlady Copyright 1993
384 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

The late Captain Frank H Hawkins FRAes, M Phil, was Human Factors Consultant to KLM, for whom he had flown for over 30 years as line captain and R & D pilot, designing the flight decks for all KLM aircraft from the Viscount to the Boeing 747. In this period he developed and applied his specialization in Human Factors. His perception of lack of knowledge of Human Factors and its disastrous... Read more
1 The Meaning of Human Factors 12 Human Error 3 Fatigue, Body Rhythms and Sleep 4 Fitness and Performance 5 Vision and Visual Illusions 6 Motivation and Leadership 7 Communication: Language and Speech 8 Attitudes and Persuasion 9 Training and Training Devices 10 Documentation 11 Displays and Controls 12 Space and Layout 13 The Aircraft Cabin and its Human Payload 14 Education and Application

Biography

Hawkins, Frank H.