Aerial Refueling Lighting Study

Abstract

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE AIRCRAFT LIGHTING THAT PROVIDE OPTIMUM VISIBILITY AND DEPTHPERCEPTION FOR THE BOOM OPERATOR AND VISIBILITY FOR THE RECEIVER PILOT TO MINIMIZE RISK DURING THE AERIAL REFUELING PROCESS FOR BOTH THE BOOM RECEPTACLE AND THE PROBE-DROGUE METHODS. ANOTHER GOAL WAS TOPROVIDE A GUIDE TOWARD MEETING THESE REQUIREMENTS. THE STUDY ALSO WAS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS RECOMMENDED CURRENT NEAR-TERM AND FUTURE LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES THAT COULD BE APPLIIED TO EXISTING AND FUTURE PLATFORMS.SEE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IN THE REPORT.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 15, 2005
Accession Number
AD1051415

Entities

People

  • Carlton Donahoo
  • Dexter H. Kalt
  • Lauri Quill
  • Mark Crabtree
  • Taaro Mandre

Organizations

  • University of Dayton Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fuselages
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Light Sources
  • Low Light Levels
  • Military Research
  • Perception
  • Psychology
  • Refueling In Flight
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Tanker Aircraft

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.