Study to Assess Cockpit Indicator Marking and Lighting Requirements of U.S. Army Helicopters

Abstract

This project used the results of an initial examination of various types of aircraft indicator lighting systems and an evaluation of dial marking philosophies to construct 16 lighted indicator mockups. The mockups were constructed to facilitate subsequent investigations of indicator display and lighting requirements of U.S. Army aircraft on night missions, nap-of-the-earth flights, and flights utilizing night vision goggles. A simulated aircraft panel and a lighting control assembly were constructed for use with the mockups. Two additional tasks were also included in this project: a survey of the readability through night vision goggles of various types of displays which might be used in Army aircraft, and a measurement of the lighted intensities of various colors of fluorescent paint when illuminated by Aviation Red lighting.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA062112

Entities

People

  • Richard R. Strock

Organizations

  • Sperry Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airspeed Indicators
  • Army Aircraft
  • Assembly
  • Attitude Indicators
  • Colors
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Instruments
  • Helicopters
  • Horizontal Situation Indicators
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Indicators
  • Measurement
  • Night Vision
  • Vertical Speed Indicators

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).