Accession Number:

AD0641247

Title:

CAMOUFLAGE PRINTING OF NOMEX SUMMER FLYING COVERALLS

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVAL AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER WARMINSTER PA AEROSPACE MEDICAL RESEARCH DEPT

Personal Author(s):

• Chianta, Maria A.

Report Date:

1966-09-30

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

An investigation was carried out to determine the effectiveness of Nomex summer flying coveralls printed with a camouflage pattern as compared with the standard plain olive green coveralls. Laboratory tests indicated that camouflage printing of staple Nomex in a resin-bonded pigment system does not significantly alter the flame-resistant characteristics of Nomex. Field tests with Marine units showed that the camouflage system considered here offered very little advantage over the ordinary olive-green Nomex suits in concealment in green leafy areas and neither suit contributes to concealment in predominantly brown surroundings.

Descriptors:

• *CAMOUFLAGE
• *FLIGHT CLOTHING
• COLORS
• DYES
• PRINTING
• FLAMMABILITY
• FIRE RESISTANT MATERIALS

Subject Categories:

• Military Aircraft Operations
• Optical Countermeasures

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE