History, continued (but on a different track):
1983 - The General Aviation Safety Panel (GASP) begins working on recommendations for crashworthy (adult) seat and restraint systems for small private airplanes
1984 - GASP recommendations submitted to FAA. They include:
- multi -axis dynamic tests of seat/restraint/occupant system
- 42 fps, 26 or 21 g forward load
- 42 fps, 19 or 15 g spinal load
- seat deformation
- pass/fail based on injury criteria as well as structural toughness
1985 - Joint FAA/AIA/ATA team formed to develop similar rules for adult seats in transport airplane.
- Two dynamic tests of the seat/restraint/occupant system
- 44 fps, 16 g forward load
- 35 fps, 14 g spinal load
- seat deformation
- pass/fail based on injury criteria as well as structural toughness