The Use of High Intensity Xenon Lighting to Enhance U. S. Army Aircraft Day/Night Conspicuity

Abstract

In-flight studies were performed to compare the effectiveness of aircraft-mounted, high-intensity Xenon flashtube lights for increasing the conspicuity of small trainer helicopters during both daytime and nighttime flights. Twenty-eight subjects rated both lighted and non-lighted aircraft visibility as viewed from the ground and from air to air in differing flight modes. Data are presented to indicate the increase in aircraft conspicuity available through the application of this type of lighting.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0718639

Entities

People

  • John K. Crosley
  • Robert W. Bailey
  • Ronald G. Tabak
  • William E. McLean

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Aircraft
  • Beacons
  • Collisions
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Helicopters
  • Intensity
  • Navigational Aids
  • Observation
  • Observation Aircraft
  • Pilots
  • Radar
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Sequences

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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