History, continued
1979 - FAA Task Force considers seven options:
- Bulkhead mounted infant beds
- Lap child restraint harness
- Child restraint harness for passenger seats
- Rear facing seats for children
- Lock all passenger seat backs and use auto child seats
- Specifically designed aircraft child seats
- TSO to adapt 1979 NHTSA child restraint standard to accommodate aircraft environment
1979 - the last option was approve by the FAA Administrator
1980 - Draft TSO-C100 offered for comments. TSO would require child restraints used in aircraft to meet the NHTSA standard, plus a 44fps, 18g (min) test when installed in a passenger seat with free break-over seat back and held only by the lap belt, an inversion test for turbulence, and the traditional FAA static load requirements.