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5-13. MEDICAL RESEARCH AND GEO-
5-10. AIRCRAFT IN CONGESTED
DETIC AIRCRAFT. During peacetime,
A R E A S . TDA helicopters and fixed wing air-
aircraft for these services may be painted with the
craft assigned to CONUS areas with high aircraft
high conspicuity arctic or desert paint scheme as
density may have the same high conspicuity paint
described in Chapters 9 and 10.
schemes used for training aircraft, when approv-
ed as specified in paragraph 1-4.
5-14. GREENLAND ICECAP AIRCRAFT.
Aircraft operating in the area of the Greenland ice
5-11. AIRCRAFT
FOR
ARCTIC
AND
cap may be painted entirely with international
DESERT.
orange to ensure better inflight conspicuity and
post-crash survivability.
The paint scheme for tactical aircraft in
a.
arctic regions will be aircraft green unless other-
wise designated by the major Army field com-
5-15. MEDICAL SERVICE AIRCRAFT.
mander.
Army aircraft used as ambulance aircraft
a.
will be painted with the tactical paint scheme of
b. If directed by the major Army field commander,
TDA helicopters and fixed wing aircraft destined for arc-
white field positioned on the most suitable sur-
tic, or desert regions which have not been designated
face to be visible from either side, from the ground
combat areas, may be pointed all white, desert sand or
and from the air. (See Chapter 9).
with high conspicuity point schemes as described in
b. The crosses will be in aircraft Red, No. 31336,
MIL-C-46168 and the field in aircraft White, No. 37875,
In general, there will be a highly conspicu-
MIL-C-46168. The overall dimension of the cross
c.
depends on available space. The width and length of
ous band around the front and the rear of the fuse-
each protrusion of the cross is one-third of the overall
lage. Vertical fins, horizontal stabilizers, and tips
dimension, the white field will be square.
of wings on fixed wing aircraft will also have
highly conspicuous areas or bands. Details for
specific aircraft are shown in Chapters 9 and 10.
5-16. MILITARY ASSISTANCE PRO-
G R A M A I R C R A F T . All aircraft assigned to
Highly conspicuous schemes will facili-
d.
the Military Assistance Program (MAP) will con-
tate locating downed aircraft in the event of a
form to the tactical paint scheme of Chapter 4 ex-
forced or crash landing on ice, snow, or in desert
cept that they will possess no insignia, US Army
areas. Highly conspicuous color schemes favor
markings, or aircraft serial numbers. MAP aircraft
visibility in the arctic and desert.
will be identified by three metal tags, citing serial
number, affixed in three conspicuous within the
To reduce peeling of paint in extremely
e.
aircraft.
cold locations (arctic, Alaska, etc.), the paint sys-
tem should consist of alodine treatment, MIL-P-
5-17. STAFF TRANSPORT (VIP) AIR-
23377 epoxy primer, and appropriate urethane
CRAFT.
paints.
Fixed wing aircraft, which have been des-
a.
5-12. TEST SUPPORT AIRCRAFT.
ignated as staff transport aircraft are to be
Aircraft utilized by White Sands Missile Range
painted in accordance with the paint schemes
and other desert test or development activities.
shown in Chapter 10.
Test Support Aircraft category, may be painted in
the high conspicuity arctic or desert paint scheme
as described in Chapters 9 and 10.
