Utilization of Visual Ports in U.S. Army Rotary-Wing Aircraft.

Abstract

This report documents the location and extent of visual ports (windows) in U.S. Army rotary-wing aircraft and assesses utilization and associated problems. The study was conducted in three parts: First, the visual ports of each aircraft type were documented through visual plots and photography. Second, questionnaire data for 334 aviators and crewmen addressing the use of and problems with each visual port were collected and analyzed. Third, a search of the U.S. Army Safety Center accident database was conducted to identify the frequency of accidents in which impaired vision was a possible factor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA301135

Entities

People

  • Clarence E. Rash
  • Everette Mcgowin Iii
  • Rebecca H. Ivey
  • Richard R. Levine
  • Sean L. Wentworth

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircraft Doors
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Cameras
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Databases
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Images
  • Military Aircraft
  • Photographic Images
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Business Analytics
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.