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MIL-STD-3009
CONTENTS – Continued.
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APPENDIX B: SAMPLE CALCULATIONS...................................................................45
B.1 SCOPE ... ................ .............................................................................................45
B.1.1 Scope. .............................................................................................................45
B.2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS .................................................................................45
B.3 NVIS RADIANCE CALCULATIONS.......................................................................45
B.4 CHROMATICITY CALCULATIONS .......................................................................46
APPENDIX C: RATIONALE BEHIND THE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN
LIGHTING, AIRCRAFT, INTERIOR, NIGHT VISION IMAGING
SYSTEM (NVIS) COMPATIBLE............................................................52
C.1. SCOPE .. ................ .............................................................................................52
C.1.1 Scope. .............................................................................................................52
C.2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS................................................................................52
C.3. RATIONALE FOR THIS DOCUMENT ..................................................................52
C.3.2 Summary.........................................................................................................52
C.3.3 Background. ....................................................................................................53
C.3.4 NVIS background. ...........................................................................................53
C.4. DISCUSSION.......... .............................................................................................56
C.4.1 Interactions.......................................................................................................56
C.4.2 Classification. ..................................................................................................57
C.5. REQUIREMENTS ... .............................................................................................63
C.5.1 NVIS sensitivity characteristics........................................................................63
C.5.2 Mockup............................................................................................................63
C.5.3 Light sources...................................................................................................63
C.5.4 Compartment lighting. .....................................................................................64
C.5.5 Emergency exit lighting. ..................................................................................64
C.5.6 Jump lights. .....................................................................................................64
C.5.7 Work, map, and inspection lights. ...................................................................64
C.5.8 Daylight legibility and readability. ....................................................................64
C.5.9 Daylight legibility and readability of illuminated visual signals. ........................65
C.5.10 Daylight legibility and readability of electronic and electro-optical displays....65
C.5.11 Minimum contrast requirements. ...................................................................66
C.5.12 Compensation multipliers. .............................................................................66
C.5.13 Minimum difference luminance......................................................................67
C.6. CHROMATICITY..... .............................................................................................67
C.6.1 Background of chromaticity requirements. .......................................................67
C.6.2 Utility lights, work, inspection light, and compartment light chromaticity. ........70
C.6.3 Caution, advisory, warning and master caution lights chromaticity. ................70
C.7. SPECTRAL RADIANCE LIMITS...........................................................................71
C.7.1 Background of spectral radiance limits............................................................71
C.7.2 Monochromatic display radiance.....................................................................76
C.7.3 Multi-color display radiance.............................................................................76
C.7.4 Warning and master caution signal and emergency exit lighting radiance......77
C.7.5 Jump light radiance. ........................................................................................78
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