INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR
SAFETY EDUCATION (ICSE)
Aircraft Crash Survival Design Fundamentals Course
COURSE OBJECTIVE
Since the inception of the ICSE in 1969, more than
6,500 students have completed crash survival design
and crash investigation courses. The latest ICSE course
has been prepared and is presented by BAE Systems'
Protection Systems business. The course objective is
to give personnel a better understanding of the basic
principles of crashworthiness and the ability to evaluate
system upgrades. Both rotary-wing and light fixed-wing
aircraft are covered.
The ultimate goal of the training is to provide tools and
knowledge that can lead to increasing the survival rates
for aircrew and passengers in the event of a crash.
CLASS CURRICULUM
The current crashworthiness
course, which is presented over
four days, covers the physics of
crashes and energy-absorption,
human tolerance to injury and
injury mechanisms. It describes
the operational principles of
crash mitigation technologies,
such as energy-absorbing landing
gear, energy-absorbing seats,
restraints and crashworthy fuel
systems. And, it provides insight
into elements of airframe design
that indirectly mitigates crash
injury and talks about aspects
of post-crash survivability, such
as egress and water survival.
The course concludes with a
practical exercise where small
groups of students each evaluate
a current aircraft according to a
course-supplied rating system.
The class comprises of
approximately 20 lectures
presented by three or four
instructors. The instructors
also supervise the aircraft
evaluation practicum if aircraft
are available for review. The low
number of instructors provides
the benefit of minimal lecture
content overlap, reducing course
cost and allows the course to be
presented at your facility.
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On-site crashworthiness review of actual
aircraft (requires access to aircraft)
SLG = DISTANCE SEAT AND OCCUPANT MOVE WHILE BEING DECELERATED BY LANDING
GEAR STROKING

APPLICABILITY
ST = DISTANCE SEAT AND OCCUPANT MOVE WHILE BEING DECELERATED BY CRUSHING
OF FUSELAGE UNDERFLOOR STRUCTURE
SS = DISTANCE SEAT AND OCCUPANT MOVE DURING STROKING OF THE ENERGY

Overall, the course is intended to ABSORBING SEAT SYSTEM. THIS MAY OCCUR SIMULATANEOUSLY OR AFTER
CRUSHING OF FUSELAGE STRUCTURE

enable personnel to recognize potential IMPACT VELOCITY AFTER PLASTIC DEFORMATION (BUT NOT FAILURE)

shortcomings in existing aircraft, intelligently VELOCITY LANDING GEAR HAS

STROKED
OF FUSELAGE SIDEWALLS

evaluate retrofit alternatives and evaluate

safety systems for future acquisition. An SLG

entry level crash safety system designer can ST SS

also benefit from the course and learn the

importance of an overall systems approach
to improving occupant crash survivability.
ENERGY ABSORBING LANDING GEAR
ENERGY ABSORBING SEAT SYSTEM
(OCCUPANT NOT SHOWN)
CRUSHABLE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE
HARD FLAT SURFACE

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