Anticollision lights for the supersonic transport.

Details

• Creators:
  Gerathewohl, Siegfried J. ; Morris, Everett W. ; Sirkis, Joseph A.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air traffic control
  • Traffic density
  • Speed
  • Crash avoidance systems
  • Subsonic aircraft
  • Air pilots
  • Visual flight
  • Supersonic aircraft
  • Signal lights
  • Warning devices
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  AM 70-9 ; DOT/FAA/AM-70/9
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  OAM report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  For visual detection at night, the aircraft must display conspicuous light signals to indicate its presence and course at sufficient distance and time remaining for the pilot to avoid a collision. Considerations about the usefulness of anticollision lights must include such factors as effective light intensity, color, flashing characteristics, field of coverage, and visual detection range as well as flying speed, airplane response, and the pilot's capability to avoid a collision. ; Results of simulator experiments indicate that the pilot can take evasive actions at relatively high closing speeds under daylight conditions, but no data are available about collision avoidance at night.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20949/dot_20949_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.47 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection ; FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Main Document Checksum:
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