Data are presented to guide the designer in placing aircraft controls to be operated by lightly clothed or pressure-suited aircrewmen. The capabilities of 17 subjects wearing various combinations of personal equipment to reach 81 locations within a 1800 arc forward of Seat Reference Point were determined. Each subject was tested while wearing personal equipment, consisting of an underarm life preserver, parachute harness and, successively, a K2B flight coverall, an uninflated, and an inflated

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... P22S-2 Full-Pressure Suit. The subjects sat in a seat configured to approximate Air Force specifications. During the tests they were restrained in the seat by a lap belt and shoulder straps with the inertial reel locked and again with the inertial reel unlocked. Pictorial descriptions of the dimensions, the reach capabilities of each subject, and recommended design values are presented. Iii