Conspicuity of the CH-146 Griffon Combat Support Helicopter

Abstract

The CH-146 Griffon Combat Support Helicopter operates on Air Weapons Ranges in close proximity to fast-moving fighter aircraft. The Canadian Armed Forces has undertaken to improve the conspicuity of the Griffon by considering alternative lighting and paint schemes. DRDC Toronto was requested to assist in this endeavour and to contract a review of the relevant conspicuity literature. This report documents the review and provides a summarising checklist of factors that should be considered when attempting to enhance conspicuity. A number of conclusions are drawn and some recommendations are made. These recommendations refer to positioning and flash-rate of lights, painting the aircraft light colours on the top and dark colours on the underside, painting discontinuous stripes on the main rotor blades, and the continuing use of procedural range control.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 2003
Accession Number
AD1003939

Entities

People

  • Paul Stager
  • Tabbeus M. Lamoureux

Organizations

  • HumanSystems Incorporated

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Applied Psychology
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Collision Avoidance Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Position (Location)
  • Psychology
  • Safety
  • Traffic Collision Avoidance System
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.