IMPROVING HELICOPTER CONSPICUITY THROUGH THE USE OF PAINTED MAIN ROTOR BLADES

Abstract

An in-flight study was conducted to determine the effect of four paint schemes, applied to the main rotor blades of UH-1D helicopters, upon helicopter conspicuity. Twenty-three observers made a total of 138 comparisons of paired aircraft. The preferred scheme incorporated white, red-orange fluorescent, and black paints.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0661067

Entities

People

  • John K. Crosley
  • M. S. Nix Jr.
  • Robert W. Bailey

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Applied Psychology
  • Army Training
  • Blades
  • Classification
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Contrast
  • Helicopters
  • Instructions
  • Observation
  • Observation Aircraft
  • Observers
  • Perception
  • Psychology
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.