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A Comparative Study on Preference of the Korean Army's Flight Jacket According to Working Environment

근무 환경에 따른 육군 비행재킷의 선호도 비교 연구

  • Choi, Hee Eun (Dong-seoul Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation) ;
  • Choi, Kueng-mi (Dept. of Fashion Design, Dong-seoul University)
  • 최희은 (동서울대학교 산학협력단) ;
  • 최경미 (동서울대학교 패션디자인과)
  • Received : 2020.11.27
  • Accepted : 2020.12.24
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

This study is to understand the preferences of pilots, flight engineers and crew who work in the same aircraft but are exposed to different working environments and perform different mission operations in order to develop an ergonomic flight jacket. Based on a preliminary investigation, a survey of 107 pilots and 36 flight engineers and crew was conducted. The results are as follows; Pilots can control the temperature inside the cockpit, so they are less exposed to the cold when working, while flight engineers and crew are exposed to the cold more because they have many external tasks. The reason for the problem of the current flight jacket was a difference in ranking between two groups, but the highest ranking was poor dimensional suitability due to the habit of wearing layers of clothing. As a result of preferred design, there were significant differences between groups in the item of overall style. Pilots preferred a bomber jacket style(P:68.2%, E&C:44.4%), on the other hand, flight engineers and crew preferred a field jacket style(P:26.2%, E&C:55.6%)(p<.01). They preferred a stand collar(P:71.0%, E&C:86.1%), a fastener slider for a front fastening(P:62.6%, E&C:61.1%), fastener tape cuffs(P:54.2%, E&C:47.2%), a jacket with a softshell(P:86.9%, E&C:83.3%), fleece as softshell material(P:88.8%, E&C:69.4%), and fastener sliders as a attaching method(P:69.2%, E&C:61.1%). A hem fastening will be selected differently according to the overall style of outshell. Additionally, they preferred more than 5ea pockets(P:51.4%, E&C:44.4%), fastener sliders as pocket's fastenings(P:48.6%, E&C:61.1%), armpit ventilations(P:62.9%, E&C:58.5%). The results of above will be considered to design an ergonomic flight jacket.

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이 논문은 전력지원체계개발 민·군기술협력사업 과제(18-전력지원-01)에 의해 연구되었음.

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