General | Newcon Optik NVS 6 instruction

NVS 6

MANUAL

1 General

1.1The NVS 6, helicopter night-vision goggles, have been designed for use by the helicopter crewmembers during execution of flights at night.

Note – The helicopter cockpit should be tailored for the use of the night-vision goggles. Accounting for the spectral content of the light equipment radiation, color of the cockpit interior surfaces, and the like.

1.2The NVS 6 provides napping off the earth while piloting the helicopter at low altitudes, at takeoff, hovering and landing, including landing on unprepared and non-illuminated landing sites.

1.3When using the NVS 6, the pilot can take the readings of the instruments by looking at the instrument panel in the downward direction or sideways past the eyepieces.

1.4The NVS 6 operates within the ambient temperature range of minus 40 to +40oC.

1.5The power supply to the NVS 6 is powered by the helicopter electrical system of 27V, via the voltage converter or from the independent power source (IPS). The IPS is built-in to the goggles and consisting of two batteries of type size AA R6 1.5V or from rechargeable batteries of the same type.

Note – The IPS (independent power source) is used when the aircraft electrical power is lost or the helicopter power supply has failed.

1.6 The NVS 6 shall be used under the following conditions:

–When the natural night illumination intensity is within 5·10-3to 1 lx and the meteorological visibility is 1 to 10 km

–At a flight altitude of 20 to 200 m;

–At a flight speed of up to 120 km/h.

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