MIL-STD-3009

METRICMIL-STD-30092February2001SUPERSEDINGMIL-L-85762ADEPARTMENTOFDEFENSEINTERFACESTANDARDLIGHTING,AIRCRAFT,NIGHTVISIONIMAGINGSYSTEM(NVIS)COMPATIBLEAMSC:N/AAREA:GDRQDISTRIBUTIONSTATEMENTA.Approvedforpublicrelease;distributionisunlimited.LicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesMIL-STD-3009iiFOREWORD1.MIL-L-85762Awaspublishedin1988andservedverywellforelevenyearsasthestandarddefinitionandinterfacecriteriaforNVIScompatibility.Thisnewdocument(MIL-STD-3009)wasderivedfromMIL-L-85762Aasawaytopreservethiswidelyacceptedstandarddefinition,andtocomplywiththePerrydirective.IncompliancewiththePerrydirective,thisdocumentnolongercontainsthelightingsystemdesignrequirementsthatwereinMIL-L-85762;itnowdealsonlywithinterfaceandperformancerequirements.2.ItisassumedthatanycontractforlightingequipmentincludesaTechnicalRequirementsDocument(TRD)(orsimilardocument)thatspecifiestheoperationalfeaturesofthelightingequipment.SuchaTRDshouldreferencethisstandardastheNVIScompatibilityrequirementwhenfullcompatibilitybetweenaspecificclassofNVISandanaircraftisintended.Thesystemspecificationrequirementsofanaircraftlightingsystemmustbederivedfromotherdocuments,aftertailoring,suchasJSSG-2010-5.3.ThisdocumentmaintainsexactlythesametechnicalcriteriaforClassAandClassBNVIScompatibilityaswasrequiredbyMIL-L-85762.ItalsoaddsdiscussionofClassCNVIS(colloquiallyknownas“leakygreen”).ClassCNVISaregenerallycompatiblewithcrewstationlightingthatisclassBcompliant,sotherearenotyetanyuniquerequirementsforclassCcompatibility.Thisstandardalsoaddsexteriorlightingcompatibilitydefinitionsandcriteria.4.BesidestheoriginalAPPENDIXAandAPPENDIXB,thisdocumentaddsathirdappendix(APPENDIXC),whichprovidesrationaletoexplaintherequirementsinthisstandardandwasderivedfromatechnicalreportoriginallypublishedbytheNavy.5.Beneficialcomments(recommendations,additions,anddeletions)andanypertinentdatawhichmaybeofuseinimprovingthisdocumentshouldbeaddressedtoASC/ENFC,2530LoopRoadWest,Wright-PattersonAFBOH45433-7101.LicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesMIL-STD-3009iiiCONTENTSParagraphPageLIGHTING,AIRCRAFT,NIGHTVISIONIMAGINGSYSTEM(NVIS)COMPATIBLE.....11.SCOPE.....................................................................................................................11.1Scope....................................................................................................................11.2Purpose................................................................................................................11.3Classification.........................................................................................................12.APPLICABLEDOCUMENTS.....................................................................................22.1General.................................................................................................................22.2Governmentdocuments........................................................................................22.2.1Specifications,standards,andhandbooks........................................................22.2.2OtherGovernmentpublications........................................................................32.3Orderofprecedence.............................................................................................33.DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................43.1NightVisionImagingSystem(NVIS).................................................................43.2NVISlightingcompatibility................................................................................43.3Lightingsystem.................................................................................................53.4Lightingsubsystem............................................................................................53.5Crewstationorcompartment.............................................................................53.6Interiorlighting...................................................................................................53.7CIEcolorcoordinatesystem.............................................................................63.8NVISradiance...................................................................................................63.9Rateddrivecondition.........................................................................................63.10Lightleaks.......................................................................................................63.11Contrastvscontrastratio................................................................................63.12Electronicand/orelectro-opticaldisplays........................................................63.13IRmode...........................................................................................................64.REQUIREMENTS....................................................................................................