Optical Evaluation of F/FB-111 Field-Service-Test Windshields.

Abstract

Ten shipsets (pairs) of F/FB-111 bird-impact-resistant windshields plus four shipsets of spares were optically evaluated in the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) windshield laboratory before installation into aircraft. This was in support of a field-test program directed by the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory. To elicit distortion characteristics, the USAFSAM effort included the determination of light-transmissivity properties and haze values, prism-deviation mapping, and grid-board photography. Seven of these windshields were optically evaluated also after the test, for pre- versus post-field-service direct comparison. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA046490

Entities

People

  • Benjamin Kislin
  • Thomas J. Tredici
  • Wayne F. Provines

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Distortion
  • Dynamics
  • Field Tests
  • Images
  • Laser Beams
  • Light Sources
  • Optics
  • Photography
  • Scattering
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Windshields

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space