THE EFFECTS OF TINTED PLEXIGLASS ON VISIBILITY IN THE AH-1G COBRA AIRCRAFT.

Abstract

The problem of heat reduction in the AH-1G helicopter presented several options for solution. To alleviate the problem until permanent means could be devised for airconditioning the aircraft, tinted glass was installed. This immediately caused a series of objections to the glass because of the loss of vision by pilots at night. The problem of vision loss was studied using three independent variables; color, angle of the test glass to the line of sight, and target contrast. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0709405

Entities

People

  • Jac Darrell Lind Watson

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Contrast
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Helicopters
  • Line Of Sight
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Targets
  • Vehicles
  • Visibility

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.