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95 Percentile Person

If you have ever tried to fit in most single seat aircraft and some larger ones you might notice that you
just don’t fit. Generally most aircraft are designed around the mythical 50-percentile person. I say
mythical, as they seem to be pretty rare around the airport here. 50-percentile means that the person is
bigger than 50% of the population or in other words 50% of the population will fit into those
dimensions.

For the 50 percentile Adult Man, average height is 69.1" (175.5 cm). Average weight is 172 lb. (78.4
kg). The dimensions drawn are "normal" or mean data for this age group. Human dimensions vary
widely among the "normal" populations. A 95 percentile man is quite a bit larger both in height and
width when compared to a 50-percentile man. Since there are no people whose body dimensions are
all at the 50th percentile you can have problems. Body dimensions aren't linearly correlated so people
with short arms don't necessarily have short legs, etc.

A 95 percentile person is taller, wider and heavier than the 50-percentile man. 95-percentiles are up to
76 inches in height, 225lbs. The figure below is a 50-percentile man as seen from the side. (I’ll be
adding in a 95-percentile to compare as soon as I can find a suitable image). I designed the Gnat
around my own size. I am 6’1” tall about 225lbs and have a 48inch chest. The cockpit was sized to
make the fit and comfort level good enough to allow me to go flying and not have to be pryed out
afterwards. In other words its big enough so that I am comfortable at all times. If you are my size or
taller you won’t have problems either. If you are one of those mythical 50-percentile persons you will
have plenty of room to spare. The Gnat is by no means a big airplane but it can fly with a big pilot.

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