Report on Some Paint Composition Applicable to Camouflage of Fleet Aircraft

Abstract

Although several reports have been written by the Division of Physical Optics of this Laboratory on the subject of camouflage, little has been mentioned concerning the quality of the paints to be employed. It is the object of this report to designate the composition of paints suitable for the camouflage of aircraft. The colors herein illustrated were established in previous reports as possessing desirable characteristics from the optical viewpoint, and this report designates suitable compositions for the colors and shades selected.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 1940
Accession Number
AD1159389

Entities

People

  • Allen L. Alexnder
  • Peter H King

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Aluminum
  • Camouflage
  • Finishes
  • Handbooks
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Mirrors
  • Optics
  • Protective Coatings
  • Reflectance
  • Reflection
  • Reflectivity
  • Specular Reflection
  • Standards

Readers

  • Surface Coatings Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.