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NVS 6 PILOT NIGHT VISION GOGGLES MA INTENA NCE A ND OPERA TION MA NUA L In USA: 3310 Prospect A ve. Cl eveland, OH 44115 In Canada: 1183 Fi nch A ve. W .
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NVS 6 MANUA L CONTENTS Pages 1/2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 General ........................................................................................................ 1 2 Main Data .................................................................
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 1 1 General 1.1 The NVS 6, helic opter night-vision goggles , have been designed for use by the helicopter crewm ember s during ex ecution of flights at night. Note – The helicopter cock pit should be tailored f or the us e of t he night-vision goggles.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 2 1.7 The trouble- free oper ation of the NVS 6, within the assigned service lif e, is ens ured through its c orrec t use, car eful handling and well- timed m aintenanc e.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 3 2 MAIN DA TA 2.1 Specific ations of the NVS 6 are presented in T able 1. Table 1 Specific ation Character istic 1 Field of view (FO V), m inim um 40 deg 2 Magnifying power 1 X 3 R.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 4 Table 1, cont'd Specific ation Character istic 11 Continuous operation tim e f ollowed by an interval of not less than 30 m in, minim um 3 h 12 Unit deploy m ent tim e (getti.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 5 3 STANDA RD SET 3.1 The s tandard set of the NVS 6 shall be cons istent with Table 2 and Fig. 3.1. Table 2 Designation Nom enclature Qty Remar ks Assembli es 201211.010 Night-vision goggles 1 433739.003 Voltage converter 1 Set of Spare Par ts 279376.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 6 1 Night-Vision Goggles 2 Voltage Converter 3 Dehydrator Cartridge 4 Screwdriver 5 Test Pattern 6 Batteries 7 Mount 8 Casing 9 Clamp 10 Counterweight 11 Cloth 12 Case NVS 6 Standard Set Figure 3.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 7 4 SA FET Y PRECAUTIONS 4.1 The NVS 6 is construc ted so as to pr ovide pilot’s saf ety during operation. 4.2 In case of em ergency the helicopter crewm em bers shall tak e off (throw off ) the NVS 6 night-vision goggles befor e evacuating t he helicopter.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 8 5 DESIGN OF UNIT A ND ITS CO MPON ENTS 5.1 The NVS 6 is essentially a passive-type optoelectronic night- vision device whose princ iple of operation is based on the intensif ication of im age brightnes s of obj ects being viewed with the aid of im age- intensifier tubes.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 9 1 Lens 2 Eyepiece 3 Ring 4 Guide 5 Cap-Switch 6 Fixing Assembly 7 Mount 8 Casing 9 Counterweight 10 LVC (Low-Voltage Conv erter) 11 Cable 12 Cap 13 Dehydrator Cartridge 14 Sight Glass 15 Cable 16 Screw 17 Visor Guard 18 Slot 19 Cross-Shaped Knob 20 Screw NVS 6 Figure 5.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 10 For balancing out the over turning m om entum pr oduced by the unit in the operating position, use is m ade of counter weight (9) secur ed on the rear portion of the helm et. The helm et should be tailor ed for em ployment of the night-vision goggles.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 11 1 Guide 2 Guide 3 RH Side M onocular 4 LH Side M o nocular 5 Lens 6 Eyepiece 7 Image-Intensifier Tube 8 Barrel 9 Screw 10 Button 11 Batteries 12 Cap-switch 13 Fixing Assembly 14 Retainer 15 Button 16 Cable 17 Lever 18 Knob 19 Screw 20 Plate 21 Retainer 22 Retainer Night-Vision Goggles Figure 5.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 12 Phy s ically, the night-vision goggles are m ade in the for m of two identical electro- optical channels – m onocular (3) and m onocular (4) – which are m echanically linked with each other with the aid of guide (1 ) and guide (2).
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 13 Knob (18) provides a m eans of individual adj ustm ent of the monoc ular position ( ey e r elief, tilt of the m onocular pair optical axes, and displacem ent of the monoc ular pair in the upward and downward directions ). The m onocular pair is loc ked in the s elected position by moving the knob down as f ar as it will go.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 14 The des ign of the LVC is illus trated in Fig. 5.3. Struc turally, the LVC consists of c asing (1), which ac com m odates voltage conver ter (2) attached to it by means of s crews (3) . Cover (4) is fastened to the c asing with screws (5).
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 15 1 Casing 2 Voltage Converter 3 Screw 4 Cover 5 Screw 6 Connector Plug 7 Connector Receptacle 8 Screw 9 Gasket Low-Voltage Converter Figure 5.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 16 1 Screw 2 Screw 3 Screw 4 Guides 5 Spring 6 Carriage 7 Carriage 8 Screw 9 Screw Mount Figure 5.4 The m ount is attac hed to the front por tion of the helm et with the aid of three screw s (1), (2), (3).
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 17 Carriages (6) and (7) can be m oved upwards/downwards by rotating adjustm ent s crew (8), as well as left/right with the aid of s crew (9) to adjust the pos ition of the night-vision goggles relative to the pilot’s eyes. The adj ustm ent is perf orm ed with the use of the sc rewdriver, part of the single set of s pare parts.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 18 5.5.6 Screwdriver (4) , shown in Fig. 3.1, is m eant for perfor m ing necessar y readjustm ents of m ount (7) and als o used when the helm et standard cas ing is replac ed. 5.5.7 For rem oving dust, m ois ture and dirt f rom the external surf aces of the unit, use is m ade of cloth (11) shown in Fig.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 19 6 PREPA RATION FOR O PERA T ION 6.1 Pre paration of Helmet for Mounting Night-Vision Goggles 6.1.1 Replacem ent of Vis or Guard/Mount As sem bly 6.1.1.1 Remove the s tandard m ount ass embly of visor guar d (17) (Ref. F ig. 5.1).
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 20 + 1 Retainer 2 Tail End 3 Screw 4 Bushing 5 Recess 6 Recess 7 W asher 8 Casing 9 Clamp 17 Visor Guard 18 Slot 19 Cross-shaped Knob 20 Screw Replacem ent of Cas ing on Helmet Figure 6.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 21 1 Retainer 2 Tail End 6 Recess 9 Clamp Assem bly of Clamp with Retainer Figure 6.2 6.1.2 Installation of Counter weight 6.1 .2 .1 T ak e counterweight (10) (R ef. Fig. 3.1) f rom the set of spare parts, rem ove the bac king of the stick ing fas tener m eant for fastening to the helmet.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 22 6.1.2.3 The adhes ive recom m ended for usage is ac rylate cy anide, ty pe LO CTIT E 454, or the lik e providing an adequate bonding of fiberglass lam inate with poly vinyl chloride (the adhesive sets in 2 to 3 m in and the unit may be used after a laps e of 24 h).
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 23 Should the monoc ular pair f ail to be lock ed relative to the unit f ixing assem bly, proceed as follows: – Move knob (2) ( Ref.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 24 1 Button 2 Knob 3 Plate 4 Screw 5 Cap-swi tch 6 Cap 7 Button 8 Guide 9 Counterwei ght 10 Strap 11 Cross -head Knob 12 Guide 13 Retainer 14 Cable 15 Visor Guard 16 Screw 18 Lever .
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 25 1 Button 2 Knob 3 Plate 4 Screw 5 Cap-switch 9 Counterweight 10 Strap 12 Guide 13 Retainer 14 Cable 16 Screw 17 Ring 18 Lever 25 Connector 26 Mount 27 Screw Night-Vision Goggles Installed on Helm et in Stowed Position Figure 6.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 26 1 Button 2 Knob 3 Plate 4 Screw 7 Button 12 Guide 13 Retainer 16 Screw 18 Lever 26 Mount 27 Screw Installation of Night- Vision Goggles on Helmet and T heir Adj ustm ent Relative to Pilot’s Eyes Figure 6.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 27 1 Button 12 Guide 13 Retainer 14 Cable 19 LVC (Low-Voltage C onverter) 20 Cable 21 LVC Power C able Running from Helicopter Electrical System 22 Receptacle 23 Plug 24 Spring Clamp 25 Connector Connection of Night- Vision Goggles to Helic opter Electr ical System Via Voltage Converter Figure 6.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 28 countercloc kwise dir ection until it is r etained in the ON position and c heck to see that the unit operates pr operly. In so doing, see to it that th e image- intensifier tube scr eens start glow st eadily in am ber -green (without flashes and twink ling) in the m onocular pair of the night- vision goggles.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 29 6. 2.1 3 Ca r ry out preparatory operations on the pilot’s helm et in compl iance with the Manual. Loosen cr oss- shaped k nob (11) and use it to move vis or guard ( 15) fully so that the visor guard is retracted under the casing.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 30 right eye, as w ell as clear view of the s urrounding s pace by shifting gaze downwards under the ey epieces of the night-vision goggles.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 31 6.2.23 Check the operation of the m echanis m perm itting emer gency removal of the night-vision goggles f rom the helm et. T o test, depress lever s (18) ( Ref. Fig. 6.4) of the fix ing assem bly w ith the thum b and foref inger and sim ultaneous ly pull the night- vision goggles prom ptly downwards.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 32 6.3 A rrangement of Night-V ision Goggles on Helicopter (Figs 6.4 thru 6.7) 6.3.1 Rem ove the f ollowing com ponents fr om the case (Ref . Fig. 3.1): night-vision goggles ( 1), batteries ( 6) (2 pcs ), m ount (7), c ounterweight (10), voltage conver ter (2) c om plete with LVC (low - voltage converter) (10) (Ref.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 33 6.3.8 Fasten cable ( 14) on counterweight (9) us ing strap ( 10) (Ref . Fig. 6.5, Step 6.2.15). 6.3.9 W ith the goggles placed in the s towed po si tio n s ec ur e he lm e t soundly on the pilot’s head. 6.3.10 Connect cable (14) to cable (20) with the use of the connector (2 5) (Ref .
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 34 2 IF THE POW ER SUPP LY OF THE GOGGLES FROM T HE HELICOPT ER ELECT RICAL SYSTEM IS NO T AVAILABLE, T HEIR OPE RATION MAY BE PROVIDED F ROM T HE INDEPENDENT BUILT -IN POW ER SOURCE (TW O BATT ERIES AA R6 1.5 V OR RECHARGEABLE BAT TERIES OF A SIMILAR TYPE).
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 35 6.3.21 Disc onnect power cable (21) ( Ref. Fig. 6.7) of the helicopter electrical s ystem fr om the LVC (low-voltage converter) , and disengage cable receptac le (22) f rom plug (23) of the LVC. 6.3.22 Remove the LVC ( com plete with cable (20)).
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 36 7 OPERA T ION PRO CEDURE 7.1 The c onditions in which the night-vision goggles are operated have their own idiosyncrasy, which requires certain s k ills on the part of the pilot as the im age of the terrain and objec ts visible through the night- vision goggles is m onoc hrom ic and not very soft.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 37 7.9 Upon com pletion of work with the night-vision goggles and af ter the helicopter landing, perf orm the operations prescribed by Steps 6.2.14 thru 6.2.25. If need be, clean the night-vision goggles and their access ories f rom dust, dirt and tr aces of moistur e with the cloth included in the single set of s pare parts .
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 38 8 OPERA T IONA L ST ATUS CHECK 8.1 In the course of the NVS 6 service, it is essential to continually carry out its inspection. T he inspection shall be accom plis hed during all.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 39 Procedure Inspection m ethod Tec hnical requirem ents IPS), the im age-intensif ier tube screens shall illuminate and, af ter dioptric adjustm ent of the ey epiec es (Ref . Step 6.2.20) and foc using of the lenses (Ref . Step 7.4), nearby objects shall be clearly seen in the unit field of view.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 40 Table 4 Trouble and sy mp to ms Probable cause Correction Remark s 1 NV S 6 f ailure to operate (im age-intensif ier tube screens are not illuminated) 1 Polarity of connected rec.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 41 Trouble and sy mp to ms Probable cause Remedy Remark s spare parts 3 Presence of m oisture inside the unit 1 Replace dehyd- rator car tridge (13) (Ref. Fig. 5.1) , by first ins pecting the color of silica gel indicator through sight glass ( 14).
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 42 Trouble and sy mp to ms Probable cause Remedy Remark s 2 Image of viewed objects is not suff iciently sharp 1 Dirt on external surf aces of the unit lens, ey epiec e 1 W ipe clean external sur faces of lens (1) ( Ref. Fig. 5.1) and ey epiec e (2) with cloth (11) (Ref.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 43 Trouble and sy mp to ms Probable cause Remedy Remark s sical dam age repair at Manu- fact urer’s fac ilities 3 One of the im age-intensif ier tube screens is not illuminated.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 44 Trouble and sy mp to ms Probable cause Remedy Remark s when its color has changed to lilac or rosy 5 Night-vision goggles are not properly secured on the mount of the helmet 1 Fi.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 45 10 MAINTENA NCE PRACTICES 1 0 . 1 T he maintenanc e operations to be carried out on the NVS 6 constitute the essential part of the unit operation and their c orrect perfor m ance can signif icantly prolong the unit service lif e and keep it alway s r eady f or use.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 46 Table 5, cont'd Line maintenanc e procedur es (pref light check s) Subject of m aintenance and operations Prelim i- nary preparat ion Preflight prepara- tion Prepara- tion f.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 47 10. 3. 1 For c leaning the outer surf aces of the lenses and eyepieces, wipe them with a clean cloth included in the single set of spare par ts, by first blowing of f grains of sand and dus t from the s urfac es.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 48 Table 6 Procedure Maintenance check intervals, hours (m onths) and param eter under check 50 (6 m onths) 100 (12 m onths) 200 (24 m onths) 1 Cleaning lens and ey epiec e external.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 49 required) 10.6 The ins pection procedur e shall be perf orm ed as s pecified in Table 3. 10 . 7 T he im age quality shall be tested in com pliance with Step 6.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 50 11 STOR A GE AND SHIPMENT 11.1 The NVS 6 units should be stored in heated pr em ises at a temper ature of +5 to +40 o C and a relative air hum idity of not in excess of 80 %. 11.2 Maintenance of the units , while at store, shall be perf orm ed as instruc ted in Section 10 of this Manual.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 51 A PPENDIX A List of Illus trations (ref erence) Fig. Title Page 3.1 NVS 6 Standard Set 6 5.1 NVS 6 9 5.2 Night-Vision Goggles 11 5.3 Low-Voltage Converter 15 5.4 Mount 17 6.1 Replacem ent of Cas ing on Helmet 20 6.2 Assem bly of Clamp with Retainer 21 6.
Page 52 A PPENDIX B List of Abbr eviations (ref erence) FOV – Field of view IPS – Independent power source LVC – Low-voltage converter.
NVS 6 MANUA L Page 53 WA RRANTY : NEWCON OPTIK warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for one y ear from the date of the original date of consumer's purchase, but no more than 18 months from the date of manufacturing.
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