Accession Number:

AD0769344

Title:

Conference on Transparent Aircraft Enclosures (10th) held at Las Vegas, Nev. on 5-8 Feb. 1973.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE MATERIALS LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO

Personal Author(s):

• Wittman,Robert E.

Report Date:

1973-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

852.0

Abstract:

This report makes available the technical papers presented at the Tenth Conference on Transparent Aircraft Enclosures which was held for the exchange of knowledge on new developments and design concepts concerned with vision areas of crew enclosures. Also, to make known the state-of-the-art with respect to transparent plastics, interlayer materials, and glass, of the type suitable for these applications. Also included are optical consideration design concepts, materials and processes, bird aircraft strike hazards, design and performance and coatings for enclosures. Author, modified-PL

Descriptors:

• (*Windshields
• *Symposia)
• (*Aircraft equipment
• *Windows)
• Experimental design
• Optical properties
• Optical materials
• Bird strikes
• Optical scanning
• Optical coatings
• Performance(Engineering)

Subject Categories:

• Aircraft

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE