The Effect of Exhaust Smoke on Aircraft Detectability.

Abstract

Combat experience in Vietnam suggested that a correlation might exist between aircraft losses to gunfire and the amount (density) of smoke emitted by the aircraft. In connection with Joint Task Force Two (JTF-2) testing of aircraft vulnerability to air defense weapons, preliminary tests on the smoke factor were conducted using manual data collection. Comparisons were made on the detection times--using different courses, altitudes, and test sites--for two types of aircraft that differ significantly in the amount of smoke emitted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1966
Accession Number
ADA021006

Entities

People

  • E. Wayne Frederickson
  • Robert D. Baldwin

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Altitude
  • Army Training
  • Crossings
  • Detection
  • Elevation
  • Flight
  • High Altitude
  • Human Resources
  • Judgment
  • Low Altitude
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Task Forces

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.