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Measuring Intensity of Laser Light Penetrating Flight Decks in Laser Illuminations

A 2013 journal article reporting measurements of how much laser light penetrates flight decks during laser illumination incidents. Publisher is listed as Purdue University (bepress).

Illustrative image: NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's chief pilot Gordon Fullerton in the cockpit of the center's T-38 Talon mission support aircraft. — NASA/Tony Landis/NASA Image and Video Library, NASA Media Usage Guidelines

Categories: science-and-space, technology

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Why it matters

The article provides measured data on laser light penetration of flight decks, informing understanding of laser-illumination effects on aircraft cockpits.

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Measuring Intensity of Laser Light Penetrating Flight Decks in Laser Illuminations

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