Illumination for Battleship Aircraft Night Operations, Further Tests

Abstract

Night landing tests with an SOC-2 seaplane on the Anacostia River at the Naval Air Station led to a system of illumination and a method of landing which appeared to be satisfactory for conditions at sea. The system of illumination consisted of an ordinary 36-inch 12-kilowatt searchlight which directed a long streak of light on the water, Two grayish yellow color filters, transmitting about 1/20 of the light, 6 inches square, were mounted on either side of the plane's windshield. The plane approached toward the streak of light at an angle of about 10 or 20 degrees and landed on the water close alongside of the beam, never being in the beam until after contact with the water.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 07, 1937
Accession Number
AD1155285

Entities

People

  • Edward O. Hulburt

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Illumination
  • Landing
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Night Landings
  • Seaplanes
  • Searchlights
  • Stations
  • Transmitting
  • Vehicles
  • Windshields

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.