Spectrolab FX-150, 9 to 20 KW, Helicopter Mounted Searchlight.

Abstract

The FX-150 Helicopter-Mounted Searchlight was brought to Vietnam for evaluation. One searchlight was evaluated by two different aviation units during the period 12 June to 23 July 1969. It was employed in a variety of missions that included battlefield illumination for defensive perimeters, armed helicopter and fighter attacks, and visual reconnaissance along roads, rivers, and canals. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 26, 1969
Accession Number
AD0862098

Entities

People

  • Charles M. Hickerson

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battlefields
  • Helicopters
  • Illumination
  • Reconnaissance
  • Searchlights
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Military Engineering.
  • Military Science