A Method for Simulated Night Flying During Daylight Hours

Abstract

A method of simulating night flying conditions during daylight hours is described. This work was undertaken to satisfy a requirement set up by the Air Resupply and Communications Service for a method of pilot indoctrination in low level, night flying which would have a high safety factor. The pilot undergoing training wears lenses of very low light transmission which are mounted in a special goggle that excludes all stray light. Supplemental lighting is provided for the essential instruments. The complete absence of ground lights simulates the actual conditions of the combat zone.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1954
Accession Number
AD0062283

Entities

People

  • Richard E. Horn

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Air Force
  • Air Supplies
  • Aircrafts
  • Airspeed
  • Altitude
  • Brightness
  • Flight
  • Flight Instruments
  • Flight Testing
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Instrument Dials
  • Light Sources
  • Light Transmission
  • Materials
  • Medical Laboratories
  • Optical Properties
  • Safety Factor
  • Students
  • Training
  • Training Devices
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Systems Analysis and Design