U.S. Air Traffic Controllers (1961)

This historical dataset contains 62 anthropometric measurements and demographic information for 684 male air traffic control trainees surveyed in 1960 and 1961 at the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Aeronautics Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The survey was conducted to document the physical characteristics of individuals entering air traffic control training programs. At the time, all participants were male. The surveyed population was approximately 97.5% White and 2.5% Black, reflecting the demographic composition of the training population. The collection provides historical anthropometric information relevant to aviation ergonomics, workplace design, and the study of changes in human body dimensions over time.