TABLES OF RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE VALUES AS A FUNCTION OF TRANSMITTANCE AND VARIOUS VALUES OF PILOT'S ILLUMINANCE THRESHOLD AND LIGHT TARGETS

Abstract

Values of Runway Visual Range (RVR) were developed for various atmospheric transmittances utilizing Allard's Law and Koschmieder's Law. Commonly employed constant's of pilot's contrast threshold and visual illuminance threshold are utilized in the appropriate RVR equations. Computations are based on a 250 foot baseline transmissometer with light target intensities of 10,000, 2,000 and 400 candela, values which are presently used in the United States. Information is presented in tabular form showing transmittances corresponding to runway visual range readings from 600 feet to 7000 feet in 50 foot increments. Each table includes data for each of the three light target intensities. A total of eight tables is provided. The computer program which was utilized to develop each set of data is included with each table.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0713495

Entities

People

  • Alcott J. Larsson
  • John K. Marut
  • Robert L. Northedge

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contrast
  • Conversion
  • Data Sets
  • Equations
  • Instrumentation
  • Intensity
  • Runways
  • Transmissometers
  • Transmittance
  • United States
  • Virginia

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Geodesy
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.