Night Vision for the F-14 Tomcat.

Abstract

NAVMRWARCENACDIV Warminster began working on an integrated Tomcat NVIS compatible cockpit nearly 8 years ago. This effort continued for many years and would have ultimately been incorporated into the Block 1 upgrade to the F-14. However, F-14 upgrade plans changed, and the Warminster efforts shifted to designing a nonintegral (and less expensive) NVO cockpit. Independently, several years ago, the Red Rippers of VF-11 set out to find a low cost NVU compatible kit for their F-14D's. Working with industry to design a proof of concept cockpit, they successfully enlisted the help of a manufacturer and installed NVIS filters over many of their displays. Finally, in 1994, the F-14 Program Manager initiated a program to develop NVIS compatible cockpit lighting kits for the F-14 series using the best of the Warminster and VF-11 developed components. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 1995
Accession Number
ADA294348

Entities

People

  • Dave Klaasse
  • Mike Rabens

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Control Systems
  • Data Displays
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight
  • Night Vision
  • Night Vision Devices
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Delivery
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Systems Analysis and Design