Aircrew Vision Requirements: fighter attack
fighter single fwd az020 to fighter windscreen post constraint
Minimum external vision angle requirements from the pilot's design eye position per MIL-STD-850B (3 November 1970). Covers all military aircraft types — fighter/attack (single/tandem and side-by-side), bomber/transport, ASW/patrol, helicopter (side-by-side and single/tandem), V/STOL, and trainer. Vision angles (degrees down and up from horizontal) are specified at discrete azimuth positions (0–135 deg) and are mandatory minimums; values between specified azimuths increase progressively. Also encodes structural post/frame width limits (projected inches) as constraint records. Reference angles are measured from the pilot's horizontal vision plane relative to the aircraft longitudinal fuselage reference line; azimuth zero is straight ahead. Symmetry note: side-by-side requirements for the pilot apply to the copilot with azimuths reversed (per 4.1.4). 43 records.
| aircraft type | record id | azimuth deg (deg) | azimuth side | mil std ref | min vision down deg (deg) | pilot position | seating config | standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fighter attack | fighter single fwd az020 | 20 | both | MIL-STD-850B Sec 5.1.1(a)(2) | 20 | forward | single tandem | MIL-STD-850B |
| fighter attack | fighter single fwd az030 | 30 | both | MIL-STD-850B Sec 5.1.1(a)(3) | 25 | forward | single tandem | MIL-STD-850B |
| fighter attack | fighter single fwd az090 | 90 | both | MIL-STD-850B Sec 5.1.1(a)(4) | 40 | forward | single tandem | MIL-STD-850B |
| fighter attack | fighter single fwd az135 | 135 | both | MIL-STD-850B Sec 5.1.1(a)(5) | 20 | forward | single tandem | MIL-STD-850B |
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