Accession Number:

ADA191041

Title:

Task Listing: Visually Assisted and Visually Dependent Tasks for Fighter Aircraft.

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept. Dec 86-Aug 87,

Corporate Author:

DAYTON UNIV OH RESEARCH INST

Personal Author(s):

• Warner, Harold D.

Report Date:

1988-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

24.0

Abstract:

A comprehensive listing of visually dependent and visually assisted flight tasks in Air Force fighter and attack aircraft training was developed. Additionally, the list specifies whether the tasks are trained exclusively in daylight or also at night. The individual visual tasks are provided for 11 major areas of training a takeoff and landing, b aerobatics, c aircraft handling maneuvers, d stalls, e basic formation, f navigation, g air refueling, h tactical formation, i air-to-air combat, j low-altitude maneuvers, and k surface attack. Practical applications of the task listing in aviation research and development are discussed. Keywords Aviation research and development, Pilot training, Visual flight tasks.

Descriptors:

• *PILOTS
• *FLIGHT TRAINING
• AERIAL WARFARE
• AERONAUTICS
• AIRCRAFT
• ATTACK
• ATTACK AIRCRAFT
• DAYLIGHT
• FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
• FLIGHT
• FLIGHT MANEUVERS
• HANDLING
• LOW ALTITUDE
• MANEUVERS
• NAVIGATION
• NIGHT
• REFUELING IN FLIGHT
• TAKEOFF
• TRAINING
• VISUAL PERCEPTION
• JET FIGHTERS
• AIR FORCE PERSONNEL

Subject Categories:

• Personnel Management and Labor Relations
• Attack and Fighter Aircraft

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE