Design Rationale and Performance Specifications for a Visual Flight Research Facility (VFRF)

Abstract

This report documents a concept definition study for a Visual Flight Research Facility (VFRF) oriented toward research on nighttime Nap-of-the-Earth flight. A VFRF System Specification includes performance, design, development, and test requirements for an approach to achieving displayed windscreen image fidelity to actual night viewing conditions, and to allowing measurement of visually dependent flight crew tasks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA069707

Entities

People

  • Adolph D. Riebenack
  • Barry C. King
  • Edward L. Griffin
  • James G. Ohmart

Organizations

  • Martin Marietta

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Color Television
  • Consoles
  • Display Systems
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Instruments
  • Flight Simulators
  • Gray Scale
  • Light Sources
  • Navigation
  • Optics
  • Photographic Projectors
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Research Facilities
  • Two Dimensional
  • Viewers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design