F-4C FLIGHT SIMULATOR FLASHBLINDNESS EXPERIMENT

Abstract

A study was made to determine visual recovery time from flashblindness in the F-4C aircraft simulator. When 1,080 lux (100 ft.-c.) panel illumination was used immediately after the pilot was exposed to a flash of light in the forward cockpit, visual recovery time was significantly reduced. Visual recovery time was significantly less in the F-4C simulator than that found by previous studies in the F-106 and the C-131 simulators, even though the same light source and recovery task were used. The effect of flashblindness on aircraft control in the F-4C was similar to that found in the F-106 and the C- 131 studies. Even though recovery time is significantly shorter than that found in the F-106 simulator under the conditions of this test, there is evidence that flashblindness may still be a problem because of its effect on aircraft control in the F-4C aircraft simulator.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0642749

Entities

People

  • James E. Hamilton

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Blindness
  • Control Panels
  • Explosions
  • Flash Lamps
  • Flight Simulators
  • Instrument Panels
  • Lamps
  • Light Sources
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • Training
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.