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TECHNICAL MANUAL
EXTERIOR FINISHES, INSIGNIA AND
MARKINGS,
APPLICABLE TO USAF AIRCRAFT
F09603-89-3074
(ATOS)
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shoul d be referred t o WR-ALC/ LKJTC, Robi ns AFB GA 31098.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Secti on/Para Page
I GENERAL ....................................................................................................................................... 1-1
1-1 Purpose......................................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Def i ni ti ons ................................................................................................................... 1-1
1-3 Appl i cabi l i ty ................................................................................................................. 1-1
1-4 Responsi bi l i ti es ............................................................................................................ 1-1
1-5 Major Command Regul ati ons ..................................................................................... 1-2
1-6 Authori zed Devi ati ons................................................................................................. 1-2
1-7 Ai rcraf t Recei ved From Other Servi ces..................................................................... 1-2
1-8 Request for Wai vers .................................................................................................... 1-3
1-9 Servi ce Tests ................................................................................................................ 1-3
1-10 Reporti ng Pai nti ng and Marki ng Def i ci enci es.......................................................... 1-3
1-11 Decal comani a (Decal s) ................................................................................................ 1-3
1-12 Appl i cabl e References ................................................................................................. 1-3
I I STANDARD EXTERI OR FI NI SHES FOR USAF AI RCRAFT.................................................... 2-1
2-1 Metal Exteri or Fi ni shes .............................................................................................. 2-1
2-2 Pol i cy Gui dance ........................................................................................................... 2-1
2-3 Ai r Force Standard Exteri or Fi ni shes ....................................................................... 2-3
2-4 Exteri or Fi ni sh I denti f i cati on Codes ......................................................................... 2-3
2-5 Speci al Purpose Exteri or Sol ar Resi stant Fi ni shes .................................................. 2-3
2-6 Exhaust, Gun And Rocket Gas/Bl ast Areas .............................................................. 2-4
2-7 Thermal Ref l ecti ve Fi ni sh .......................................................................................... 2-4
2-8 Sal t Water, Sal t Ai r And Pol l uted Ai r ....................................................................... 2-4
2-9 Anti -Gl are Fi ni shes ..................................................................................................... 2-4
2-10 Aci d Resi stant Fi ni shes .............................................................................................. 2-4
2-11 Fi ni shes For Ai rcraf t Propel l ers And Hel i copter Rotors.......................................... 2-4
2-12 Anti -Ski d Coati ng For Wal kways .............................................................................. 2-4
2-13 Fi ni sh System For Engi ne Ai r I ntake Ducts/Scoops ................................................ 2-4
I I I STANDARD MARKI NGS AND I NSI GNI A FOR USAF AI RCRAFT......................................... 3-1
3-1 General ......................................................................................................................... 3-1
3-2 USAF Standard Marki ngs And I nsi gni a ................................................................... 3-1
3-3 General Speci f i cati on for Letteri ng and Numeral s Used i n Marki ng for
Ai rcraf t...................................................................................................................... 3-2
3-4 Pai nt Faci l i ty/Fi ni sh I denti f i cati on Bl ock ................................................................. 3-2
I V SPECI AL PURPOSE MARKI NG FOR USAF AI RCRAFT.......................................................... 4-1
4-1 General ......................................................................................................................... 4-1
4-2 Ameri can Fl ag Marki ngs ............................................................................................ 4-1
4-3 Uni ted States of Ameri ca Marki ng ............................................................................ 4-1
4-4 Organi zati on I nsi gni a or Embl ems ............................................................................ 4-2
4-5 Outstandi ng Uni t Award Marki ngs ........................................................................... 4-2
4-6 Crew Marki ngs ............................................................................................................ 4-2
4-7 Local Stati on Numbers and Marki ngs for Ai rcraf t .................................................. 4-2
4-8 Ai r Nati onal Guard (Ang) Ai rcraf t ............................................................................ 4-3
4-9 Usaf Ai rcraf t Suppl i ed Under Map ........................................................................... 4-3
4-10 Ai rcraf t Propel l er Marki ngs ....................................................................................... 4-3
4-11 Hel i copter Rotor Bl ade Marki ngs .............................................................................. 4-4
4-12 Tai l Rotor Bl ade Marki ngs ......................................................................................... 4-4
4-13 I nstal l ati on Of Pl acards I n Ai rcraf t .......................................................................... 4-4
4-14 I denti f i cati on Marki ngs For Jetti sonabl e Ai rcraf t Components ............................. 4-4
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4-15 Marki ng Of Emergency Li ghti ng (Fl ashl i ght) - Cargo And Transport
Type Ai rcraf t ............................................................................................................ 4-5
4-16 Marki ng For Wal kways And Honeycomb Panel s ..................................................... 4-5
4-17 Marki ngs For Drones .................................................................................................. 4-5
4-18 Marki ngs for Search and Rescue Ai rcraf t................................................................. 4-5
4-19 Ai rcraf t Conspi cui ty and Arcti c Marki ngs ................................................................ 4-5
4-20 Establ i shi ng New Requi rements for I nsi gni a and Marki ngs .................................. 4-6
V STANDARD MARKI NGS, FI NI SHES, AND I NSI GNI A FOR CAMOUFLAGED
USAF AI RCRAFT........................................................................................................................... 5-1
5-1 Purpose of Camouf l age ............................................................................................... 5-1
5-2 Camouf l age Authori ty ................................................................................................ 5-1
5-3 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Materi al s .................................................................................. 5-1
5-4 Camouf l age Patterns .................................................................................................. 5-1
5-5 I nsi gni a and Marki ngs ................................................................................................ 5-2
5-6 I nstructi onal Marki ngs ............................................................................................... 5-3
5-7 Squadron and Organi zati onal Marki ngs ................................................................... 5-3
5-8 Armament Loads Pl acard ........................................................................................... 5-3
5-9 Di sti ncti ve Uni t Ai rcraf t I denti f i cati on Marki ngs ................................................... 5-3
5-10 Speci al Operati ng Force (SOF) Ai rcraf t .................................................................... 5-3
5-11 Nato Marki ngs Code Numbers ................................................................................... 5-4
VI SERVI CI NG, GROUND HANDLI NG, EMERGENCY AND HAZARD WARNI NG
MARKI NGS, (NON-CAMOUFLAGED) AI RCRAFT.................................................................... 6-1
6-1 General ......................................................................................................................... 6-1
6-2 Nato Marki ng Code Numbers .................................................................................... 6-1
6-3 Hydraul i c Systems And Landi ng Gear/Struts .......................................................... 6-1
6-4 Ai rcraf t Groundi ng Poi nts .......................................................................................... 6-1
6-5 Storage Batteri es ......................................................................................................... 6-1
6-6 Ejecti on Seats .............................................................................................................. 6-2
6-7 I denti f i cati on Of Bal l i sti c Hose Or Tubi ng Assembl i es ........................................... 6-2
6-8 Canopy Removers ........................................................................................................ 6-2
6-9 Marki ng For El ectri cal Connecti ons .......................................................................... 6-2
6-10 Marki ngs For Engi ne Removal .................................................................................. 6-2
6-11 Marki ngs For Tanks And Tankf i l l er Areas .............................................................. 6-2
6-12 Marki ng For Engi ne Compartment Fi re Access Panel ............................................ 6-2
6-13 Hel i copter Tai l Rotor Warni ng Si gn .......................................................................... 6-2
6-14 Propel l er Warni ng Stri pes And Si gns........................................................................ 6-2
6-15 Removabl e Escape Panel s........................................................................................... 6-3
6-16 Marki ngs For Forced Emergency Entry Or Exi t ...................................................... 6-4
6-17 Speci al Marki ngs For Normal /Emergency External Canopy Rel ease Ac-
cesses On Jet Ai rcraf t.............................................................................................. 6-4
6-18 Armament Loads Pl acard ........................................................................................... 6-4
6-19 I nstrument Stati c Openi ng Marki ngs........................................................................ 6-5
VI I I DENTI FI CATI ON OF TUBES, HOSE AND PI PE LI NES FOR AI RCRAFT.......................... 7-1
7-1 General ......................................................................................................................... 7-1
7-2 General Cl assi f i cati on of Li nes .................................................................................. 7-1
7-3 General Marki ng of Li nes ........................................................................................... 7-1
7-4 Method used for I denti f i cati on of Li nes .................................................................... 7-1
7-5 El ectri cal Condui ts ...................................................................................................... 7-2
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7-6 Fl exi bl e Cabl es ............................................................................................................ 7-2
7-7 Ai r Condi ti oni ng Ducts ............................................................................................... 7-2
A STANDARD AI R FORCE AI RCRAFT MARKI NGS ....................................................................A-1
A-1 Nati onal Star I nsi gni a ................................................................................................A-3
A-2 U.S. Ai r Force Marki ng...............................................................................................A-3
B USAF AI RCRAFT FI NI SH AND MARKI NG SPECI FI CATI ONS AND
I LLUSTRATI ONS...........................................................................................................................B-1
C SPECI AL PURPOSE AI RCRAFT MARKI NGS............................................................................C-1
D SPECI FI CATI ONS - CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS AND MARKI NGS FOR USAF
AI RCRAFT ......................................................................................................................................D-1
E SERVI CI NG, GROUND HANDLI NG, EMERGENCY, HAZARD WARNI NG MARK-
I NGS AND ARMAMENT PLACARD LOCATI ONS FOR AI RCRAFT.......................................E-1
F I DENTI FI CATI ON CODES AND MARKI NGS FOR TUBI NG, HOSE AND PI PE
FOR AI RCRAFT.............................................................................................................................. F-1
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A-1 Nati onal Star I nsi gni a.............................................................................................................A-4
A-2 Nati onal Star I nsi gni a on Swept Wi ngs. ...............................................................................A-5
A-3 U.S. AI R FORCE, USAF and Ai rcraf t Model Desi gnati on Seri al Number, and
Fuel Requi rement ................................................................................................................ A-6
A-4 Form of Letters and Numeral s ...............................................................................................A-7
A-5 Typi cal Marki ng For Pai nt Faci l i ty/Fi ni sh I denti f i cati on Bl ock .........................................A-8
B-1 B-52 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ......................................................................................B-5
B-2 C-5 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ........................................................................................B-7
B-3 C-9 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati ons ......................................................................................B-9
B-4 C-12 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati ons ..................................................................................B-12
B-5 C-130 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ..................................................................................B-15
B-8 F-4 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ......................................................................................B-21
B-9 F-106 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ..................................................................................B-23
B-10 H-1 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on .....................................................................................B-25
B-11 H-3 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on .....................................................................................B-27
B-12 H-3B Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ...................................................................................B-29
B-13 H-53 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ...................................................................................B-31
B-14 OV-10 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on (FAC Conf i gurati on).............................................B-33
B-15 T-1A Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ...................................................................................B-35
B-16 T-33 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ....................................................................................B-37
B-20 T-39 Al l Whi te Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on...................................................................B-45
B-21 T-43A Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on .................................................................................B-47
C-1 U. S. Fl ag Marki ng ..................................................................................................................C-3
C-2 RC-130 Ai rcraf t Conspi cui ty Marki ng ...................................................................................C-4
C-3 C-140 Ai rcraf t Conspi cui ty Marki ng......................................................................................C-5
C-4 T-39 Ai rcraf t Conspi cui ty Marki ng........................................................................................C-6
D-1 A-7 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern ..........................................................................................D-3
D-2 ANG A-7 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern ................................................................................D-5
D-3 B-52 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern.........................................................................................D-7
D-4 B-52 Ai rcraf t SEA Camouf l age Pattern ................................................................................D-8
D-5 C-5 Ai rcraf t European I Camouf l age Pattern.......................................................................D-9
D-6 C-130 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern.....................................................................................D-10
D-7 C-130 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern, European I ................................................................D-11
D-8 C-130 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern For Asi a Mi nor ..........................................................D-12
D-9 AC-130 Exteri or Fi ni sh and Marki ngs, Speci al Project......................................................D-13
D-10 C-141A European I Camouf l age Pattern.............................................................................D-14
D-11 C-141B Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern, European I .............................................................D-15
D-12 F/RF-4 Ai rcraf t Wraparound Camouf l age Exteri or Pai nt Pattern ...................................D-16
D-13 F-5 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern .........................................................................................D-17
D-14 F-5 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern For Asi a Mi nor ..............................................................D-18
D-15 F-111 A/D/E/F Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern ......................................................................D-19
D-16 FB-111A Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern................................................................................D-20
D-17 H-1F/D/N/H Ai rcraf t Standard Camouf l age Pattern .........................................................D-21
D-18 UH-1F/D/N/H Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern .......................................................................D-22
D-19 UH-1F/D/N/H Ai rcraf t European I Camouf l age Pattern ...................................................D-23
D-20 UH-1N Ai rcraf t Leopard Camouf l age Pattern.................................................................D-24
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D-21 H-3 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern ........................................................................................D-25
D-22 CH-3 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern......................................................................................D-26
D-23 CH-3 Ai rcraf t European I Camouf l age Pattern..................................................................D-27
D-24 H-53 Ai rcraf t Standard Camouf l age Pattern......................................................................D-28
D-25 H-53 Ai rcraf t European I Camouf l age Pattern ..................................................................D-29
D-26 HH-53B Hel i copter Camouf l age Pattern .............................................................................D-30
D-27 OV-10 Ai rcraf t Europe I Camouf l age Pattern ...................................................................D-31
D-28 A-37/OA-37 Ai rcraf t Standard Camouf l age Pattern ..........................................................D-33
D-29 AT-38B Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern .................................................................................D-34
D-30 T-39 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern .......................................................................................D-37
D-31 F/TF-15 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern for Ai r Superi or Bl ue ............................................D-38
D-32 F/TF-15 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern for Hi gh and Low Ref l ectance Gray ...................D-39
D-33 A-10 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Patten European I ................................................................D-41
D-34 A-10 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern for Hi gh and Low Ref l ectance Gray ........................D-43
D-35 Typi cal Di sti ncti ve Uni t Ai rcraf t I denti f i cati on Marki ngs ................................................D-47
D-36 Typi cal Di sti ncti ve Uni t Ai rcraf t I denti f i cati on, 24 Letter Si zes ....................................D-48
D-37 Typi cal Di sti ncti ve Uni t Ai rcraf t I denti f i cati on, 36 Letter Si zes ....................................D-49
D-38 Typi cal Di sti ncti ve Ai rcraf t Seri al Number, 15 Si ze.........................................................D-50
D-39 Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes C-130 Ai rcraf t.................................................D-51
D-40 Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes UH-1F Ai rcraf t ...............................................D-52
D-41 Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes F/RF-4 Ai rcraf t ...............................................D-53
D-42 Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes F/TF-15 Ai rcraf t .............................................D-54
D-43 Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes F-16 Ai rcraf t ...................................................D-55
D-44 Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes A-10 Ai rcraf t...................................................D-56
E-1 Typi cal Symbol Di mensi oni ng.................................................................................................E-2
E-2 Ai rcraf t Marki ngs, Servi ci ng and Precauti oni ng .................................................................E-3
E-3 Decal comani a - Ground Here, I nternati onal Symbol ............................................................E-5
E-4 Marki ngs For Fi re Access Panel .............................................................................................E-5
E-5 Hel i copter Tai l Boom Marki ngs ..............................................................................................E-6
E-6 Emergency I nstructi on Marki ngs ...........................................................................................E-6
E-7 Emergency Entry Marki ngs ....................................................................................................E-7
E-8 Armament Pl acard Marki ng ...................................................................................................E-8
E-9 Armament Pl acard Locati ons..................................................................................................E-9
E-10 Propel l er Warni ng Stri pes and Si gns...................................................................................E-10
F-1 Exampl es of I denti f i cati on Groups ......................................................................................... F-5
F-2 Col or-coded Functi onal I denti f i cati on Tapes ( Sheet 1 of 2)................................................ F-6
F-3 Warni ng Symbol s ..................................................................................................................... F-7
F-4 Opti onal Arrangement for I denti f i cati on ............................................................................... F-8
F-5 Exampl es of El ectri cal I denti f i cati on ..................................................................................... F-9
F-6 Tag I denti f i cati on .................................................................................................................... F-9
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D-1 Di sti ncti ve Uni t Marki ngs, Si zes, and Locati ons, Camouf l age Ai rcraf t...........................D-45
F-1 Functi ons and Associ ated Symbol s ........................................................................................ F-4
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SECTION I
GENERAL
1-1. PURPOSE. The purpose of thi s techni cal patterns used are general l y determi ned by the geo-
order i s to standardi ze the pai nti ng and marki ng graphi cal regi on of the worl d i n whi ch ai rcraf t are
conf i gurati on of exteri or surfaces of al l Ai r Force to operate and/or the operati onal rol e of the ai r-
ai rcraf t. I n the event of conf l i ct between a spe- craf t. Thi s term does not i ncl ude any of the mark-
ci f i c system/equi pment Techni cal Order (TO) and i ngs or i nsi gni a usual l y appl i ed over the f i nal top
a general TO, the system/equi pment TO wi l l take coati ng or f i ni sh. (See Secti on V.)
precedence. Conf l i cti ng i nstructi ons between any
c. Speci al Purpose Exteri or Fi ni sh. Refers to
two TOs that compromi se personnel safety or pro-
f i nal coati ngs and approved pai nts or l acquers
cedural gui dance wi l l be resol ved by l ocal com-
appl i ed to speci f i c porti ons of ai rcraf t exteri ors to
manders and reported for formal resol uti on by
provi de for speci al needs. (See Secti on I I .)
responsi bl e authori ty. Al so prescri bed are the l i m-
i ted i nternal marki ngs that are common among d. USAF Standard Marki ngs. These mark-
the Ai r Force ai rcraf t (see appl i cabl e weapons sys- i ngs that are mandatory for di spl ay on al l USAF
tems handbook for pecul i ar marki ngs). Onl y the ai rcraf t. (see paragraph 1-11, Secti on I I I , and Sec-
types and col ors of pai nts, coati ngs, f i ni shes, i nsi g- ti on VI .)
ni a and marki ngs speci f i ed herei n wi l l be used on
e. Speci al Purpose Marki ngs. Exteri or mark-
USAF ai rcraf t. (See AFR 66-34/AFI 21-105 and
i ngs for ai rcraf t other than the USAF standard
paragraph 1-6 thi s TO on procedures to propose
marki ngs, that are requi red for appl i cati on, or
changes to ei ther the standard pai nt schemes or
may be authori zed under certai n ci rcumstances, as
marki ngs.)
stated i n thi s techni cal order. Speci al purpose
marki ngs are vari ed i n type and usage. They
NOTE
i ncl ude vari ous i nsi gni a, embl ems, and symbol s,
For operati onal purposes of thi s docu-
whose need may vary wi th the di fferences i n
ment. System Program Di rector (SPD)
weapon system conf i gurati on and other perti nent
i n thi s TO i ncl udes al l pl ayers of the
ci rcumstances. (See Secti on I V.)
I ntergrated Weapon System Manage-
ment concept of cradl e to grave system f. Ai rcraf t Uni t I denti f i cati on Marki ngs.
mai ntenance. Al phabeti c l etter, numeri cal di gi ts, or combi na-
ti ons of both, that may be di spl ayed on both si des
Program Group Manager (PGM)
of verti cal f i ns of desi gnated combat and combat
Materi al Group Manager (MGM)
support ai rcraf t pri mari l y to al l ow ready ai r-to-ai r
System Program Off i cer (SPO)
recogni ti on. The use of these marki ngs i s ri gi dl y
System Program Manager (SPM)
control l ed and thei r i ndi scri mi nate or arbi trary
System Support Manager (SSM)
use i s prohi bi ted. (See Secti on I I I and I V.)
Program Di rector (PD)
System Manager (SM) g. Tubi ng, Hose and Pi pe Marki ngs. Those
I tem Manager (I M). col ors, symbol s and l egends i nstal l ed on ai rcraf t
tubi ng, hoses, pi pe and ri gi d el ectri cal condui t to
1-2. DEFI NI TI ONS. The fol l owi ng are def i ni -
i denti fy the functi on, content, hazard or di recti on
ti ons of terms used when deal i ng wi th the pai nti ng
of f l ow. (See Secti on VI I and Appendi x F.)
and marki ng of USAF ai rcraf t.
1-3. APPLI CABI LI TY. Thi s techni cal order i s a. Ai r Force Standard Exteri or Fi ni sh. Thi s
appl i cabl e to al l USAF Ai r Nati onal Guard and Ai r term appl i es to the type and col or of the f i nal top
Force Reserve Ai rcraf t. (See paragraph 4-8.) coati ng authori zed and requi red by thi s techni cal
order for appl i cati on to the exteri or surfaces of
noncamouf l aged USAF ai rcraf t. Thi s term does 1-4. RESPONSI BI LI TI ES.
not i ncl ude any of the marki ngs or i nsi gni a usu-
a. Scope. WR-ALC/LKJTC i s responsi bl e for
al l y appl i ed over the f i nal top coati ng or f i ni sh.
the contents of thi s techni cal order, i ts currency
(See Secti on I I .)
and i ts appl i cati on wi thi n the scope of perti nent
b. Ai r Force Standard Camouf l age Fi ni sh. Ai r Force Regul ati ons, Speci f i cati ons and Stan-
Refers to the vari -col ored and/or i rregul ar shaped dards. Unl ess speci f i ed el sewhere herei n, al l mat-
exteri or pattern approved for the camouf l age ters rel ati ng to the pai nti ng and marki ng of ai r-
pai nti ng of desi gnated ai rcraf t. The col ors and craf t wi l l be di rected to WR-ALC/LKJTC.
1-1
TO 1-1-4
NOTE b. Compl i ance. AFMC System Program
Di rectors (SPDs) shal l be responsi bl e for assuri ng
I n the event of requi red pai nti ng or
compl i ance to the requi rements of AFR 66-34 or
marki ng changes, the usi ng command
AFI 21-105. General Ai r Force pol i ci es promul -
i s responsi bl e to forward the appropri -
gated by HQ USAF/LGM under authori ty of AFR
ate drawi ngs and photographs to WR-
66-34 or AFI 21-105 wi th respect to the manage-
ALC/LKJTC and the responsi bl e ai r-
ment and control of pai nti ng, pai nt schemes, and
craf t SPD.
marki ngs whi ch are i ncl uded i n thi s techni cal
a. 89th Ai rl i f t Wi ng, 201 AS, and the 1st
order.
Hel i copter Squadron. Devi ati ons from the stan-
c. Mai ntenance and Appl i cati on. Major com-
dard exteri or pai nt and marki ng conf i gurati ons
mands and usi ng organi zati ons are responsi bl e for
speci f i ed herei n, are authori zed for ai rcraf t
mai ntenance of coati ngs, f i ni shes, i nsi gni a, and
assi gned to the 89th Ai rl i f t Wi ng (Speci al Mi ssi on-
marki ngs requi red by thi s techni cal order for al l
AMC, 201 AS), and the 1st Hel i copter Sqd. Pai nt-
assi gned ai rcraf t, and for compl ete overcoati ng or
i ng and marki ng of these ai rcraf t wi l l be as speci -
stri p and repai nt of assi gned ai rcraf t l i sted i n
f i ed and approved by Headquarters USAF/LGMY.
Tabl e 1-3 of T.O. 00-25-4. When work requi red to
b. Energy Research and Devel opment Agency
compl y wi th thi s techni cal order i s beyond the
(ERDA). AFMC and AMC ai rcraf t assi gned i n
capabi l i ty of the usi ng organi zati on, and upon cer-
di rect support of the ERDA i n nucl ear research
ti f i cati on of the major command i n accordance
wi l l be pai nted as requi red for the safe accompl i sh-
wi th T.O. 00-25-107, AFMC may assume responsi -
ment of that mi ssi on. AFMC, AMC, and (WR-
bi l i ty for such requi rement i f depot resources are
ALC/LKJTC) wi l l coordi nate on the type of pai nt
avai l abl e. AFMC shal l , i n accordance wi th the cri -
and pai nt scheme requi red. Thi s provi si on i s
teri a of thi s techni cal order, be responsi bl e for
appl i cabl e onl y to those ai rcraf t that acti vel y
compl ete overcoati ng or stri p and repai nt of ai r-
engage i n requi red ERDA tests and not to admi n-
craf t l i sted i n Tabl es 1-1 and 1-2 of T.O. 00-25-4.
i strati ve support ai rcraf t.
1-5. MAJOR COMMAND REGULATI ONS.
c. U.S. Ai r Force Aeri al Demonstrati on
Major commands shal l prepare regul ati ons per-
Squadron The Thunderbi rds. Speci al pai nt
tai ni ng to the pai nti ng and marki ng of thei r
scheme and marki ngs are authori zed for ai rcraf t
respecti ve ai rcraf t except as fol l ows:
assi gned to the Ai r Force Aerobati cs Team and
wi l l be approved by Headquarters USAF/LGMY. a. Li mi tati ons. These regul ati ons wi l l suppl e-
ment thi s techni cal order and wi l l be l i mi ted to
d. 58th Ai rl i f t Squadron. Ai rcraf t assi gned to
di sti ngui shi ng i nsi gni a, marki ngs, and f i ni shes
the 58th Ai rl i f t Squadron are authori zed ai rcraf t
pecul i ar to thei r assi gned ai rcraf t and as author-
radi o cal l numbers on each si de of verti cal stabi l i z-
i zed by thi s techni cal order.
ers, the Ameri can f l ag and Uni ted States of
Ameri ca marki ngs, wi th no other external USAF b. Coordi nati on. Each major command shal l
marki ngs i denti f i ed/authori zed (i e., USAF, stars coordi nate i ts proposed pai nti ng and marki ng reg-
and bars on wi ngs or fusel age, i denti ty of ai rcraf t ul ati on wi th WR-ALC/LKJTC pri or to publ i cati on,
or fuel under pi l ots wi ndow, organi zati onal mark- di stri buti on or i mpl ementati on. These regul ati ons
i ngs). Devi ati ons from standard exteri or pai nt and wi l l be careful l y revi ewed by AFMC to i nsure that
marki ng conf i gurati ons speci f i ed herei n, are they contai n no devi ati ons from the i nstructi ons
authori zed for ai rcraf t assi gned to the 58th Ai rl i f t and i ntent of thi s techni cal order.
Squadron. Pai nti ng and marki ng of these ai rcraf t
NOTE
wi l l be as speci f i ed and approved by Headquarters
USAF/LGMY.
Each major command shal l forward
publ i shed copi es of approved pai nti ng
e. USAFE - C-9A Ai rcraf t. C-9A ai rcraf t
and marki ng regul ati ons to WR-ALC/
assi gned to USAFE, are authori zed ai rcraf t radi o
LKJTC, and the appl i cabl e pri me ai r-
cal l numbers on each si de of verti cal stabi l i zer,
craf t SPD l i sted i n TO 00-25-115.
Red Cross on verti cal stabi l i zer, Ameri can f l ag
and Uni ted States of Ameri ca marki ngs.
1-6. AUTHORI ZED DEVI ATI ONS. Speci al
mi ssi ons and/or ai rcraf t assi gnments requi re 1-7. AI RCRAFT RECEI VED FROM OTHER
devi ati on from the standard exteri or pai nt and SERVI CES. When types and model s of ai rcraf t
marki ng conf i gurati on. I n al l cases, WR-ALC wi l l not previ ousl y i n the USAF i nventory, are
mai ntai n copi es of drawi ngs and col or photographs acqui red from other mi l i tary departments, the
(when avai l abl e) of pai nt and marki ng schemes of respecti ve System Program Di rector (SPD) shal l
speci al mi ssi on ai rcraf t. request from WR-ALC/LKJTC, drawi ngs for the
1-2 Change 6
TO 1-1-4
NOTE USAF Standard Marki ngs for the new vehi cl es.
The SPD wi l l ensure the proper exteri or pai nti ng
For the purpose of thi s techni cal
and marki ng conf i gurati on of these ai rcraf t i s i n
order, decal s are def i ned as a spe-
accordance wi th the approved drawi ngs.
ci al l y prepared f i l m contai ni ng
desi gn, words or numeral s of pol y-
a. The SPD i s responsi bl e for the preparati on
ester f i l m, MI L-P-38477, whi ch may
of proposed Speci al Purpose Marki ngs for servi c-
be transferred and permanentl y
i ng, personnel i nstructi ons, cauti on, safety, etc. as
attached to ai rcraf t or other Ai r Force
speci f i ed i n Secti on I V, thi s techni cal order. The
equi pment.
SPD wi l l forward to WR-ALC/LKJTC for approval ,
two sets of exteri or drawi ngs i l l ustrati ng the l oca-
a. Requi si ti oni ng Procedure for Decal s. Decal
ti on of the uti l i ty marki ngs on these ai rcraf t by
marki ngs requi red for Ai r Force equi pment are
structural member stati on number and water l i ne
l i sted i n techni cal manual s under I l l ustrated Parts
(W/L) reference poi nts speci fyi ng di mensi ons and
Breakdowns, and wi l l be requi si ti oned on Ai r
col ors to be used.
Force Form 764A i n accordance wi th AFR 6-1/AFI
37-162 from the appropri ate ALC or Ai r Force
1-8. REQUEST FOR WAI VERS. Requests for
Depot i ndi cated i n TO 00-25-115.
wai vers to provi si ons of thi s techni cal order wi l l be
l i mi ted to those proposed changes based on func- b. Standard Decal s. Decal s for the fol l owi ng
ti onal , operati onal or speci al requi rements and wi l l wi l l be manufactured, stored and i ssued by
contai n ful l wri tten justi f i cati on, and, where appl i - SMALC, PDO:
cabl e, def i ni ti ve drawi ngs. Requests for wai vers
(1) Nati onal Star I nsi gni a. (See Appendi x
based sol el y upon appearance wi l l not be
A)
approved.
(2) USAF Marki ng. (See Appendi x A)
NOTE
(3) U.S. AI R FORCE Marki ng. (See
Requests for approval of wai vers to
Appendi x A)
provi si ons of thi s techni cal order shal l
be careful l y revi ewed at each respec- (4) Ai rcraf t Seri al Numbers. (See
ti ve command l evel and i f approved, Appendi x A)
wi l l be forwarded to WR-ALC/LKJTC,
(5) Radi o Cal l Numbers. (See Appendi x B)
wi th i nformati on copy to the SPD.
Where necessary LKJTC wi l l coordi - (6) Ameri can Fl ag Marki ngs. (See
nate wi th the SPD. Appendi x C)
(7) ARMAMENT pl acards. (See
1-9. SERVI CE TESTS. Requests for authori ty
Appendi x E)
to test pai nt type materi al s on i n-servi ce ai rcraf t
and/or external components wi l l be forwarded to
(8) Standardi zed Groundi ng Marki ng. (See
WR-ALC/LKJTC for approval . Approved servi ce
Appendi x E)
test programs wi l l be i mpl emented by a coordi -
c. Non-standard Decal s. Decal s for non- nated effort, moni tored by the appropri ate engi -
standard Ai r Force marki ngs such as command or neeri ng functi on, the requesti ng acti vi ty and the
squadron i nsi gni a may be l ocal l y purchased i n perti nent SPD.
accordance wi th AFR 6-1/AFI 37-162.
1-10. REPORTI NG PAI NTI NG AND MARKI NG
1-12. APPLI CABLE REFERENCES. Addi -
DEFI CI ENCI ES. I nadequaci es of i nstructi ons or
ti onal i nstructi ons and di recti ves appl i cabl e or
def i ci enci es of speci f i ed materi al s contai ned i n thi s
al l i ed to the appl i cati on and mai ntenance of f i n-
techni cal order, or other recommended changes,
i shes and marki ngs of ai rcraf t are contai ned i n the
wi l l be reported to WR-ALC/TI LTA on AFTO Form
fol l owi ng:
22, Techni cal Order System Publ i cati on/I mprove-
ment Report, i n accordance wi th TO 00-5-1.
a. TO 00-25-107, AFLC Mai ntenance Techni -
cal Assi stance to Ai r Force Fi el d Acti vi ti es.
1-11. DECALCOMANI A (DECALS). Decal s
b. TO 00-25-115, AFLC Mai ntenance Engi - may be used i n l i eu of pai nt for al l external and
neeri ng Pri me ALC and AF Depot. i nternal marki ngs and i nsi gni a requi red by thi s
manual where the contact surfaces are of suff i -
c. TO 00-110A-1, Decontami nati on (TMs220).
ci ent smoothness to permi t good adhesi on. See TO
1-1-8 for i nstructi ons for i nstal l ati on and removal d. TO 00-110N-3, Radi oacti ve Decal s,
of decal s. Removal from ai rcraf t parts and equi pment.
1-3
TO 1-1-4
e. TO 1-1-691, Ai rcraf t Weapons Systems n. AFR 400-44/AFI 21-105, Corrosi on Preven-
Cl eani ng and Corrosi on Control . ti on and Control Program.
f. TO 1-1-8, Appl i cati on of Organi c Coati ngs o. Mi l i tary Standard MI L-STD-1247, I denti f i -
(Pai nt and Al l i ed Materi al s). cati on of Pi pe, Hose and Tube Li nes for Ai rcraf t,
Mi ssi l e and Space Systems.
g. TO 42A-1-1, Safety, Fi re Protecti on and
Heal th Promoti on Aspects of Pai nti ng, Dopi ng, and p. Mi l i tary Standard MS33739 (ASG) Ai rcraf t
Pai nt Removal . Servi ci ng and Precauti onary Marki ngs.
h. AFI 21-105, Aerospace Equi pment Struc- q. Mi l i tary Speci f i cati on MI L-F-7179, Fi n-
tural Mai ntenance. i shes and Coati ngs, General Speci f i cati on for Pro-
tecti on of Aerospace Weapons Systems, Structures
i . AFI 37-162, Pri nti ng, Dupl i cati ng and Cop-
and Parts.
yi ng Management.
r. Ai r Standardi zati on Coordi nati ng Commi t-
j. AFR 900-3, Use and Di spl ay of Ai rforce
tee Ai r Standard I I /I D for Servi ci ng and Ground
Fl ags, Gui dons, Streamers, and Automobi l e and
Handl i ng Codes.
Ai rcraf t Pl ates.
s. CENTO STANAG #3230 - Emergency
k. AFR 6-1/AFI 37-162, Decal comani as and
Marki ng on Ai rcraf t.
Other Marki ngs.
t. NATO STANAG #3109 - Servi ci ng and
l . AFR 66-34/AFI 21-105, Pai nti ng and Mark-
Ground Handl i ng Codes.
i ng Ai rcraf t, Mi ssi l e, and Drone
u. NATO STANAG #3230 - Emergency Mark-
m. AFR 82-1, Desi gnati ng, Redesi gnati ng and
i ng on Ai rcraf t.
Nami ng of Mi l i tary Ai rcraf t, Rockets, and Gui ded
Mi ssi l es.
1-4
TO 1-1-4
SECTION II
STANDARD EXTERIOR FINISHES FOR
USAF AIRCRAFT
2-1. METAL EXTERI OR FI NI SHES. Metal preserve coati ng i ntegri ty. The fol l owi ng cri teri a
exteri or surtaces of al l (see pol i cy gui del i nes i n wi l l appl y i n programmi ng ai rcraf t for pai nti ng.
paragraph 2-2 bel ow) Ai r Force ai rcraf t other than
a. Ai rcraf t determi ned to have a sound pai nt
those made of ti tani um and corrosi on resi stant
system al ready appl i ed wi l l not be repai nted sol el y
steel s, requi re surface protecti on from the effects of
to i ncorporate col or, i mprove appearance or mate-
corrosi on and therefore wi l l be pai nted i n accor-
ri al changes to the standard pai nt system and col or
dance wi th the provi si ons of thi s techni cal order.
scheme as l i sted herei n. When i t i s necessary to
a. Ti tani um or Steel . Si nce ti tani um or corro- perform mai ntenance on such ai rcraf t wi th former
si on-resi stant steel s, when used, make up onl y a standard or non-standard pai nt (unl ess deteri o-
part of the total ai rcraf t exteri or surface, they wi l l rated to the extent that compl ete repl acement i s
al so be pai nted wi th the same f i ni shes as the adja- requi red), use l i ke or same type materi al as ori gi -
cent metal s, provi di ng temperatures permi t. nal l y appl i ed for mai ntenance pai nti ng purposes.
For new ai rcraf t enteri ng the i nventory or for ai r-
NOTE
craf t requi ri ng repai nti ng the cogni zant engi neer-
i ng authori ty wi thi n AFMC i n conjuncti on wi th the
Do not pai nt any equi pment where the
major operati ng commands wi l l eval uate al l avai l -
appl i cati on of pai nt wi l l deter i ts oper-
abl e techni cal , engi neeri ng and hi stori cal evi dence
ati onal capabi l i ti es (antenna, radomes,
to determi ne the appropri ate corrosi on protecti on
etc.)
and preventi on system (type coati ng, col or schemes,
b. Treatment of Metal Exteri ors. The treat-
servi ce l i fe cri teri a, etc) for each weapon system. A
ment of metal exteri ors for corrosi on control are
coordi nated pai nt/ repai nt pl an wi l l be devel oped
speci f i ed i n TO 1-1-691. The proper preparati on of
and kept current for each weapon system. Thi s pl an
surfaces for pai nti ng, pri mi ng and appl i cati on of
may be based on a wei ghted Pai nt Program i nspec-
f i ni sh coati ngs are speci f i ed i n TO 1-1-8. I n addi -
ti on and eval uati on procedure, cal ender ti me/sever-
ti on to protecti ve f i ni shes, regul ar schedul ed sur-
i ty zone cri teri a, or other approved techni que. Al l
face washi ng and cl eani ng i n accordance wi th TO 1-
ai rcraf t under Tabl es 1-1 and 1-2 of T.O. 00-25-4
1-691 wi l l mi ni mi ze the probabi l i ty of corrosi on.
wi l l be i nspected pri or to (i f possi bl e) and/or duri ng
Some surfaces wi l l requi re addi ti onal surface pro-
PDM for condi ti on of the pai nt. The purpose of the
tecti on and wi l l be speci f i ed further i n thi s secti on.
i nspecti on wi l l be to determi ne i f the ai rcraf t shoul d
be repai nted or touched-up.
2-2. POLI CY GUI DANCE. I t i s a general pol i cy
(AFR 66-34/AFI 21-105) that al l Ai r Force ai rcraf t
(1) I n determi ni ng requi rements for sec-
wi l l be pai nted as a pri me means of corrosi on pro-
ti onal overcoati ng, total overcoati ng, or stri p and
tecti on and preventi on. I nherent i n thi s pol i cy i s
repai nt, the fol l owi ng general techni cal cri teri a
the responsi bi l i ty to preserve a professi onal pai nt
shoul d be consi dered i n the devel opment of the
appearance as an i ntegral part of a wel l -managed
approved weapon system pai nt pl an.
corrosi on control program (AFR 400-44/AFI 21-105).
(a) Secti onal or total overcoat i f pai nt i s
The requi rement to pai nt, however, must be tem-
oxi di zed, di scol ored, stai ned, chi pped, scratched or
pered wi th good judgement and i n consi derati on of
peel ed from pri mer and the pri mer i s adheri ng
funds avai l abi l i ty. I t i s not i ntended that crash
soundl y to the ai rcraf t. I f thi s condi ti on i s exten-
programs be establ i shed for the prompt pai nti ng of
si ve, compl ete overcoati ng of the ai rcraf t or secti on
ai rcraf t. Ai rcraf t wi l l be pai nted i n accordance wi th
i s preferred over spot mai ntenance pai nti ng.
a servi ce l i fe pl an unl ess there i s an over-ri di ng
operati onal requi rement as determi ned by HQ
(b) Stri p/repai nt i f the fol l owi ng defects
USAF/XOO. Ai rcraf t shoul d be schedul ed for pai nt-
or combi nati on of them exi st: areas whi ch have been
i ng wi th due regard for other schedul ed mai nte-
overcoated (pri mer pl us topcoat) at l east three
nance and fundi ng. Ai rcraf t are not to be pai nted
ti mes, pri mer i s not adheri ng to base metal , or the
unl ess they are programmed for retenti on i n the
pai nt system i s peel ed to base metal .
acti ve i nventory for at l east two years af ter pai nt-
i ng. Ai rcraf t wi l l recei ve mai ntenance pai nti ng to
2-1
TO 1-1-4
(2) When appl yi ng the above cri teri a to overspray the exi sti ng pai nt system i n
determi ne pai nti ng requi rements and a combi na- accordance wi th T.O. 1-1-8.
ti on of defects for overcoati ng and stri p and repai nt
b. Mai ntenance Pai nti ng. Mai ntenance pai nt-
exi sts, the fol l owi ng general economi c gui del i nes
i ng procedures wi l l not be used i f there i s any
shoul d be consi dered i n the devel opment of the
i ndi cati on of a major fai l ure of the ai rcraf t pai nt
approved weapon system pai nt pl an.
system. Operati onal envi ronment and l i fe expec-
(a) When determi ni ng secti onal or total tancy of the pai nt system wi l l be consi dered i n
ai rcraf t overcoati ng and a combi nati on of defects maki ng thi s determi nati on. I f major fai l ure of the
exi st, overcoati ng may be accompl i shed i f ti me or pai nt system i s evi dent, compl ete repai nt shoul d be
manhour requi rements for surface preparati on schedul ed promptl y.
(mask, sand, and cl ean) do not exceed 70% of the
NOTE
ti me or manhours requi red for compl ete stri p/
repai nt.
Tabl e I and I I (T.O. 00-25-4) ai rcraf t
pai nti ng shoul d be programmed for
(b) Secti onal stri ppi ng may be requi red,
accompl i shment duri ng a schedul ed
as determi ned by deteri orated areas, on an ai rcraf t
entry i nto a depot l evel faci l i ty for
desi gnated to be compl etel y overcoated. Compl ete
PDM, other modi f i cati on/mai ntenance
overcoati ng wi th pri or secti onal stri ppi ng may be
requi rements, or whenever corrosi on i s
accompl i shed i f the combi ned ti me or manhours for
evi dent, whi chever occurs f i rst. The
secti onal stri ppi ng and surface preparati on for over-
evi dence of corrosi on i n any case shal l
coat do not exceed 70% of the ti me requi red for
mean the poi nt at whi ch corrosi on
compl ete stri p/repai nt.
woul d cease to be control l ed i n accor-
(c) Compl ete stri p/repai nt shoul d be dance wi th cri teri a of techi cal orders 1-
accompl i shed i n l i eu overcoati ng whenever ti me or 1-691, and/or the system pecul i ar (-23,
manhour requi rements for maski ng, sandi ng, and etc.) techni cal orders. Tabl e I I I (T.O.
cl eani ng for total or secti onal overcoati ng exceed 00-25-4) ai rcraf t wi l l be pai nted by
70% of those to accompl i sh stri p/re-pai nt. usi ng organi zati ons i n accordance wi th
techni cal orders 1-1-8, and 42A-1-1.
(3) I n the absence of an approved tai l ored
weapon system pai nt pl an the above cri teri a wi l l (1) Secti onal i zed pai nti ng of ai rcraf t. To
appl y to al l ai rcraf t.
mi ni mi ze the contrast between new coati ngs and
aged or bl eached topcoat f i ni shes, i ndi vi dual ai r-
NOTE
craf t may have secti onal i zed pai nti ng for mai nte-
nance purposes. The secti ons are def i ned as major For purposes of pl anni ng faci l i ty requi re-
secti ons of the ai rcraf t such as wi ngs, nacel l es, ments, the expected pai nt system average
stabi l i zers, rudders, empennage or other porti ons as l i fe before the need for stri p/repai nt i s:
from one major assembl y joi nt to another. Thi s may
Hi gh gl oss - 8 years
al so be appl i ed to si ngl e panel s of metal between
Fl at (unshel tered) - 6 years
ski n joi nts, doors, control surfaces and access panel s
Fl at (shel tered) - 8 years
as appl i cabl e. The cri teri a for ai rcraf t i n paragraph
2-2a. wi l l be used to determi ne requi rements for
.
Thi s assumes good mai ntenance of
secti onal i zed pai nti ng. Secti onal i zed pai nti ng wi l l
coati ng system and compl ete overcoat
be accompl i shed i n l i eu of spot mai ntenance pai nt-
at approxi matel y the mi d-l i fe poi nt.
i ng when the cri teri a of paragraph 2-2a. i s met. The
pai nt materi al used must be of the same type as the .
For the purpose of mi ssi on change or
adjacent servi ceabl e areas. Smal l er porti ons of
other reassi gnment of ai rcraf t wi th
deteri orated pai nt (l ess than that whi ch qual i f i es
sound coati ng systems for whi ch the
for secti onal i zed pai nti ng), must be touched up wi th
exi sti ng coati ng or marki ngs are i nap-
the conventi onal spot or stri p pattern.
propri ate, the major command shal l
2-2
TO 1-1-4
NOTE b. The pol yurethane pai nt wi l l not be speci f i ed
or used to touch up other types of pai nt such as .
Under no ci rcumstances wi l l total sec-
acryl i c ni trocel l ul ose speci f i cati on MI L-L-19537,
ti on/panel areas, whi ch meet the fore-
MI L-L-19538, etc.
goi ng secti onal i zi ng cri teri a, be consi d-
ered as cumul ati ve requi rements for
c. Conversi on wi l l be l i mi ted to ai rcraf t that
total ai rcraf t repai nt. Total repai nt
actual l y needs pai nti ng or compl ete repai nti ng due
cri teri a wi l l appl y based upon the total
to deteri orati on of exi sti ng pai nt f i ni sh. Pai nti ng
ai rcraf t assessment before the secti on-
for the sol e purpose of converti ng to the pol y-
al i zed concept i s appl i ed.
urethane coati ng i s not approved. (See paragraph
2-2.) .
I n order to real i ze the maxi mum bene-
f i ts of corrosi on protecti on afforded by
2-4. EXTERI OR FI NI SH I DENTI FI CATI ON
pai nti ng, i t i s necessary to achi eve
CODES. I nstructi ons for the appl i cati on of
proper adhesi on of the pai nt to the
requi red code marki ngs depi cti ng the coati ng sys-
metal surfaces or exi sti ng coati ngs on
tem appl i ed to overal l ai rcraf t exteri ors i s contai ned
whi ch appl i ed. I n thi s regard, i t i s
i n Appendi x A, thi s techni cal order.
MANDATORY that al l steps of surface
2-5. SPECI AL PURPOSE EXTERI OR SOLAR
preparati on and appl i cati on of coati ng
RESI STANT FI NI SHES. For the purpose of thi s
systems, as speci f i ed i n T.O. 1-1-8, be
techni cal order, sol ar resi stant f i ni sh i s def i ned as a
stri ctl y fol l owed.
whi te cap pai nted on the top surface to reduce the
2-3. AI R FORCE STANDARD EXTERI OR FI N-
ai rcraf t i nteri or temperature. The sol ar resi stant
I SHES. (See Appendi x B.) Al i phati c Pol yurethane
f i ni sh i s authori zed onl y for those ai rcraf t used
coati ng speci f i cati on MI L-C-83286, and MI L-C-
pri mari l y as personnel carri ers or that routi nel y
85285 (Hi -SOLI D) coati ng are the standard Ai r
carry heat sensi ti ve equi pment as part of thei r
Force exteri or f i ni sh coati ng for al l ai rcraf t. These
mi ssi on. I n ei ther case or for speci al purpose ai r-
coati ngs wi l l be speci f i ed or used i n l i eu of speci f i ca-
craf t, authori zati on must be provi ded by the major
ti on MI L-L-19537, MI L-L-19538, MI L-C-81352 and
command and be ref l ected i n the major command
any other speci f i cati ons for pai nti ng or ref i ni shi ng
regul ati on.
of al l ai rcraf t. The fol l owi ng cri teri a wi l l appl y i n
a. Conf i gurati on. Normal l y, the sol ar resi s-
converti ng to the Al i phati c Pol yurethane coati ng.
tant f i ni sh on the top surface of the fusel age shal l
NOTE be separated from the l ower adjacent f i ni sh by a
three i nch bl ue stri pe. For smal l ai rcraf t equal to
.
The F-111A/D/E/F, FB-111A and EF-
and smal l er than T-39 ai rcraf t, use a one and one-
111A are exempt from the Ai r Force
hal f i nch bl ue separati on stri pe, col or No. 15044.
standard exteri or f i ni sh. The stan-
The upper edge of the stri pe shal l extend paral l el to
dard exteri or f i ni sh for the above ai r-
the fusel age reference l i ne from a poi nt approxi -
craf t wi l l be expoxy pri mer, MI L-P-
matel y tangent to the l owermost edge of the pi l ots
23377, and topcoat, acryl i c l acquer,
compartment wi ndows af t to i nf i ni ty. Ai rcraf t
MI L-L-81352.
pai nted wi th sol ar resi stant f i ni sh shal l have the
.
Al l U.S. Ai r Force Museum managed verti cal tai l pai nted whi te al so. I t i s permi tted to
ai rcraf t and aerospace equi pment break the conti nui ty of the strai ght l i ne i n the
assets (EXHI BI TS) are exempt from extreme af t secti on for appearance purposes.
the Ai r Force standard exteri or f i n-
b. Col or Speci f i cati on. The authori zed sol ar
i shes. The standard exteri or f i ni sh for
resi stant pai nt system i s MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-
museum exhi bi ts/stati c di spl ays shal l
85285 col or, whi te, No. 17925 for the top of the
be whatever i s envi ronmental l y
fusel age and col or, bl ue, No. 15044 for the separa-
fri endl y and approved for use by the
ti on stri pe, or i f the speci f i c ai rcraf t i s authori zed
i nstal l ati on bi oenvi ronmental engi -
for a system other than the Al i phati c Pol yurethane
neers. Appropri ate pri mers compati bl e
system then the sol ar resi stant f i ni shes shal l be
wi th the f i ni sh coat wi l l be used. Col or,
compati bl e wi th that appl i ed.
marki ngs and i nsi gni a (CMI ) wi l l be
approved by the U.S. Ai r Force
NOTE
Museum.
Unl ess otherwi se speci f i cal l y author-
a. Authori zed conversi ons shal l be l i mi ted to
i zed i n thi s techni cal order, no mark-
ai rcraf t or aerospace equi pment normal l y sched-
i ng or l etteri ng wi l l be appl i ed on the
ul ed for compl ete repai nti ng onl y.
whi te sol ar resi stant f i ni sh on the ai r-
craf t fusel age.
2-3
TO 1-1-4
2-6. EXHAUST, GUN AND ROCKET GAS/ areas suscepti bl e to aci d, al kal i and uri ne corrosi on
BLAST AREAS. Pol yurethane coati ng system, such as battery compartments, buffet, l avatory and
MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285 wi l l be used for the pro- rel i ef tube di scharge areas. The area to recei ve the
tecti on of surface areas exposed to engi ne exhaust, coati ng shal l be cl eaned i n accordance wi th TO 1-1-
gun and rocket gas/bl ast areas. 691 and the coati ng appl i ed i n accordance wi th TO
1-1-8.
a. Exhaust Track Areas. Exhaust track areas
wi l l normal l y be pai nted bl ack, col or No. 17038. 2-11. FI NI SHES FOR AI RCRAFT PROPELLERS
However, Grey, col or No. 16473 or Whi te, col or No. AND HELI COPTER ROTORS. Refer to appl i ca-
17925, may be used when repl aci ng the pai nt i n the bl e ai rcraf t, propel l er or rotor techni cal order for
affected area and where necessary to retai n the approved bl ade f i ni shes and bl ade data marki ngs.
ori gi nal ai rcraf t col or scheme. (See Secti on I V, thi s techni cal order for approved
propel l er and rotor safety marki ngs.)
b. Gun and Rocket Bl ast Areas. Gun and
rocket bl ast areas wi l l not requi re a speci al col or 2-12. ANTI -SKI D COATI NG FOR WALKWAYS.
desi gnati on other than that of the col or of the adja- When approved by the appropri ate SPD, wal kway
cent ai rcraf t exteri or f i ni sh. Speci f i c areas requi r- coati ng conformi ng to MI L-W-5044 may be appl i ed
i ng such coati ngs wi l l be as prescri bed by the i n col ors to contrast or match the adjacent coati ng,
respecti ve System Program Di rector (SPD). i n accordance wi th TO 1-1-8, on the wi ng roots of
subsoni c f i xed wi ng ai rcraf t on whi ch the wi ng
2-7. THERMAL REFLECTI VE FI NI SH. Al l
roots are used as a wal k-on area. The coati ng may
USAF ai rcraf t programmed to parti ci pate i n ther-
al so be appl i ed on other areas that recei ve heavy
monucl ear tests normal l y shal l be protected wi th a
duty traff i c or are hazardous to pi l ot and servi ce
thermal ref l ecti ve f i ni sh system to i ncl ude a top
personnel . General l y, the wi ng-root wal kway coat-
coati ng of pol yurethane Speci f i cati on MI L-C-83286/
i ng wi l l be appl i ed on both wi ng roots to a wi dth of
MI L-C-85825, Whi te, col or No. 17925. The requi red
18 i nches measured from the fusel age, and shal l
pai nt scheme wi l l be speci f i ed by type and model
extend from just af t of the l eadi ng edge to just
ai rcraf t by WR-ALC. Appl i cati on i nstructi ons are
forward of the trai l i ng edge.
i ncl uded i n TO 1-1-8. Authori zati on for appl yi ng
thermal ref l ecti ng f i ni shes wi l l be obtai ned from 2-13. FI NI SH SYSTEM FOR ENGI NE AI R
WR-ALC/LKJTC. I NTAKE DUCTS/SCOOPS. Unl ess otherwi se
speci f i ed i n appl i cabl e ai rcraf t techni cal orders, the
2-8. SALT WATER, SALT AI R AND POLLUTED
f i ni sh system for al l engi ne ai r i ntake ducts/scoops
AI R. Adequate corrosi on resi stance from sal t
shal l be the same as for the exteri or of the ai rcraf t,
water spray, sal t heavy atmosphere and vari ous ai r
whi te, col or No. 17925. The forward openi ng of the
pol l utants i s provi ded by the standard exteri or f i n-
ducts/scoops shal l be coated to bl end wi th the exte-
i sh. Al i phati c Pol yurethane, MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-
ri or col or of the ai rcraf t, i .e. grey for grey ai rcraf t,
85285.
bl ue for bl ue ai rcraf t, camouf l age for camouf l aged
ai rcraf t etc., to a depth suff i ci ent to i nsure that the 2-9. ANTI -GLARE FI NI SHES. Ai rcraf t sur-
whi te cannot be seen from the i mmedi ate exteri or. faces (such as nose secti on and cowl i ng) whi ch
The pai nt system i n the ducts/scoops shoul d be ref l ect an objecti onabl e gl are to the pi l ot and crew
i nspected and touched up or repai nted on the same
shal l be f i ni shed wi th Al i phati c Pol yurethane l us-
basi s as the exteri or system. terl ess, MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285, col or No.
37038, as appl i cabl e.
2-10. ACI D RESI STANT FI NI SHES. MI L-C-
83286/MI L-C-85285 or TT-L-54 shal l be appl i ed to
2-4
TO 1-1-4
SECTION III
STANDARD MARKINGS AND INSIGNIA FOR USAF AIRCRAFT
3-1. GENERAL. The marki ngs and i nsi gni a or bl ack f i ni shes. Speci f i c i nstructi ons for i nstal l i ng
contai ned i n thi s Secti on wi l l be appl i ed to al l Ai r the Nati onal Star I nsi gni a and appropri ate di men-
Force ai rcraf t as speci f i ed herei n. Secti on V consi ons are contai ned i n Appendi x A.
tai ns speci al i nstructi ons concerni ng marki ngs and
(1) Nati onal Star I nsi gni a on Ai rcraf t Fuse-
i nsi gni a for camouf l aged ai rcraf t. Appendi x A
l age. The Nati onal Star I nsi gni a wi l l normal l y be
ref l ects speci f i c i nstructi ons, di mensi ons, etc., for
appl i ed to each si de of the ai rcraf t fusel age, mi dway
the proper appl i cati on of these marki ngs and i nsi g-
between the wi ng trai l i ng edge and the l eadi ng edge
ni a. (See paragraph 4-20 for procedure to establ i sh
of the stabi l i zer.
new requi rements for marki ngs and i nsi gni a i f not
i ncl uded i n thi s techni cal order.)
(2) Nati onal Star I nsi gni a on Ai rcraf t
Wi ngs. The Nati onal Star I nsi gni a shal l be appl i ed
3-2. USAF STANDARD MARKI NGS AND
on the upper surface of the l ef t wi ng and on the
I NSI GNI A. The fol l owi ng are the USAF standard
l ower surface of the ri ght wi ng as appl i cabl e.
marki ngs and i nsi gni a for Ai r Force ai rcraf t.
(3) Nati onal Star I nsi gni a on Hel i copters.
GENERAL
Four Nati onal Star I nsi gni a shal l be appl i ed on the
I TEM LOCATI ON
ai rcraf t fusel age of hel i copters. The i nsi gni a shal l
be l ocated so that the i nsi gni a wi l l be vi si bl e from
Nati onal Star I nsi gni a Wi ng and Fusel age
each si de, from above and from bel ow. Because of
hel i copter desi gn conf i gurati on the i nsi gni a shal l be
USAF Marki ng Ai rcraf t Wi ngs
l ocated so as to provi de maxi mum i denti f i cati on.
U.S. AI R FORCE Ai rcraf t Fusel age Such l ocati ons shal l be standardi zed on l i ke model
Marki ng and seri es hel i copters.
Seri al Number Ai rcraf t Fusel age
b. USAF Marki ng. The marki ng USAF
shal l be appl i ed on the l ower surface of the l ef t wi ng
Ai rcraf t Data Legend Ai rcraf t Fusel age
and the upper surface of the ri ght wi ng on al l USAF
Ai rcraf t Radi o Cal l Ai rcraf t Verti cal Fi n ai rcraf t. The l ower surface marki ng shal l be omi t-
Number ted when thermal ref l ecti ve f i ni shes have been
appl i ed. The hei ght and l ocati on of the marki ng
USAF wi l l correspond, i f at al l possi bl e, wi th the
NOTE
Nati onal Star i nsi gni a appl i ed on the opposi te wi ng.
The above USAF Standard I nsi gni a
The top of the l etters shal l be toward the l eadi ng
and Marki ngs wi l l not be al tered i n
edge of the wi ng.
l ocati on, di mensi on or conf i gurati on
from the speci f i cati ons ref l ected
c. U.S. AI R FORCE Marki ng. The Marki ng
herei n to accommodate any other
U.S. AI R FORCE wi l l be appl i ed and mai ntai ned
i nsi gni a or marki ng.
on the l ef t and ri ght si des of the fusel age of al l
ai rcraf t.
a. Nati onal Star I nsi gni a. The Nati onal Star
I nsi gni a wi l l be i nstal l ed on al l USAF ai rcraf t. The
d. Seri al Number Marki ngs - Ai rcraf t. The
i nsi gni a shal l consi st of an i nsi gni a-whi te f i ve-
ai rcraf t seri al number marki ng i s i ncl uded i n the
poi nted star l ocated wi thi n an i nsi gni a-bl ue ci rcum-
Ai rcraf t Data Legend marki ng.
scri bed ci rcl e. An i nsi gni a-whi te rectangl e shal l be
l ocated on each si de of the star. The top edge of the e. Data Legend Marki ng - Ai rcraf t. The Ai r-
rectangl e shal l form a strai ght l i ne wi th the upper craf t Data Legend ref l ects the owni ng mi l i tary com-
edges of the hori zontal l y opposed star poi nts. An ponent, the ai rcraf t type, model and seri es, ai rcraf t
i nsi gni a-red hori zontal stri pe shal l be centered i n seri al number, the grade fuel to be servi ced i n the
each end of the rectangl e. An i nsi gni a-bl ue border ai rcraf t, and the i denti pl ate l ocati on wi thi n ai r-
shal l outl i ne the enti re i nsi gni a. The i nsi gni a-bl ue craf t. Thi s marki ng may be l ocated on the l ef t si de
border and i nsi gni a-bl ue ci rcl e may be omi tted of the fusel age near the pi l ots compartment or near
when the Nati onal Star I nsi gni a i s appl i ed on bl ue the si ngl e poi nt refuel i ng l ocati on.
3-1
TO 1-1-4
(1) A typi cal Ai rcraf t Data Legend marki ng year (omi tti ng the hyphen) shal l then be used, fol -
fol l ows: l owed by necessary quani ti es of zero to prove f i ve
numeral s.
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
U.S. AI R FORCE
The radi o cal l number of ai rcraf t
AF SERI AL NO.
Seri al Number 59-12A woul d be
SERVI CE THI S AI RCRAFT WI TH
90012.
GRADE FUEL
(3) Al l radi o cal l number pl acards i nstal l ed
I DENTI PLATE LOCATI ON wi thi n ai rcraf t, i ncl udi ng hel i copters shal l ref l ect
the same radi o cal l number as appl i ed on the ai r-
craf t exteri or.
(2) I n the above format, the f i rst entry
i denti f i es the owni ng mi l i tary servi ce and the ai r-
3-3. GENERAL SPECI FI CATI ON FOR LETTER-
craf t type, model and seri es. The second l i ne i s to
I NG AND NUMERALS USED I N MARKI NG FOR
be used for the compl ete ai rcraf t seri al number.
AI RCRAFT. Any styl e font/l etter compati bl e wi th
The next entry i s to be used to i denti fy the grade
the verti cal bl ock type l etter and arabi c numeral s of
fuel to be servi ced i n the ai rcraf t, and the l ast entry
uni form si ze and shape shoul d be used when appl y-
ref l ects the i denti pl ate l ocati on.
i ng marki ngs on ai rcraf t. (See Appendi x A for con-
structi on of l etters and numeral s.) Unl ess otherwi se
speci f i ed herei n, i nsi gni a-bl ue, col or No. 15044, wi l l
NOTE
be used for l etters and numeral s appl i ed on gray or
The manufacturers name or the popu-
whi te surfaces. Gl oss bl ack, col or No. 17038, may
l ar name for an ai rcraf t are speci f i -
be used as a substi tute for the i nsi gni a-bl ue. I nsi g-
cal l y prohi bi ted from use or di spl ay on
ni a-whi te, col or No. 17925, wi l l be used on red
any Ai r Force ai rcraf t.
f i ni shes. I nsi gni a red, col or No. 11136, wi l l be used
on bl ack f i ni shes. Use Speci f i cati on MI L-C-83286/
f. Ai rcraf t Radi o Cal l Numbers. Radi o cal l
MI L-C-85285 Al i phati c Pol yurethane. Use of
numbers, wi l l be appl i ed to al l USAF ai rcraf t on
decal s, both gl oss and camouf l age, conformi ng to
each si de of the verti cal stabi l i zer, or i n the case of
MI L-P-38477, Type I , Cl ass 2, are authori zed for
ai rcraf t wi th mul ti pl e verti cal stabi l i zers, on the
use i n l i eu of pol yurethane pai nt. Thi s i s a
outboard si de of each outermost verti cal stabi l i zer.
premasked type decal that i s appl i ed over the pri -
For hel i copters wi th no verti cal f i ns, the numbers
mer and then pai nted over. The premask materi al
wi l l be appl i ed to both si des of the fusel age or hul l .
i s then removed whi ch l eaves al l edges of the decal
(See Appendi x A, f i gure A-4, Appendi x D, f i gure D-
seal ed wi th the topcoat of pai nt. Opti onal use of a
35, and paragraph 3-3 for numeral di mensi ons and
gl oss or cl earcoat appl i ed underneath ai rcraf t
l ocati ons.)
decal s for adhesi on purposes on camouf l age ai rcraf t
(1) The ai rcraf t radi o cal l numbers consi st
i s authori zed.
of f i ve numeral s whi ch are deri ved from the ai rcraf t
seri al number. Normal l y, the l ast f i ve numeral s of 3-4. PAI NT FACI LI TY/FI NI SH I DENTI FI CA-
the ai rcraf t seri al number are used to compose the TI ON BLOCK. Al l ai rcraf t recei vi ng a new pai nt
radi o cal l number. The f i rst numeral of the con- f i ni sh wi l l have a ci rcul ar bl ock of approxi matel y 2
tract year and the hyphen of the ai rcraf t seri al 1/2 to 4 i nches i n di ameter appl i ed to the ri ght si de
number wi l l not be used i n radi o cal l numbers. of fusel age on the undersi de and even wi th the
l eadi ng edge of the hori zontal stabl i zi er or wi ng by
EXAMPLES:
the pai nt acti vi ty who appl i ed the new f i ni sh. See
paragraph 1-1 i f a speci f i c weapon system TO
The radi o cal l number of an ai rcraf t
conf l i cts.
whose seri al number i s 63-545143A
wi l l be 45143.
a. Thi s i denti f i cati on bl ock/marki ng shal l con-
tai n the fol l owi ng i nformati on: The radi o cal l number of an ai rcraf t
whose seri al number i s 62-3467 wi l l
(1) Contractor or overhaul acti vi ty Federal
be 23467.
Manufacturers code. (I f no code exi sts, name and
(2) I n the event f i ve numeral s are not
address.)
avai l abl e i n the ai rcraf t seri al number from whi ch
(2) Date of compl eti on of pai nt appl i cati on to deri ve the numeral s requi red for the radi o cal l
(day, month, year). number, the second numeral of the ai rcraf t contract
3-2
TO 1-1-4
NOTE (3) I denti f i cati on by speci f i cati on number
of every coati ng of the general system appl i ed to the
The above marki ng i s a f i rm requi re-
exteri or of the ai rcraf t.
ment and shal l not be di sf i gured or
oversprayed duri ng touch-up opera-
b. Stenci l s or approved decal s may be used for
ti ons. I f touch-up requi res over-spray-
thi s marki ng. Border and l etters shal l be bl ack,
i ng of thi s marki ng, i t shal l be repl aced
col or No. 17038, for non-camouf l aged ai rcraf t and
af terwards.
as per paragraph 5-5e, for camouf l aged ai rcraf t.
(See f i gure A-5.)
3-3/ (3-4 bl ank)
TO 1-1-4
SECTION IV
SPECIAL PURPOSE MARKING FOR
USAF AIRCRAFT
4-1. GENERAL. Unl ess otherwi se speci f i ed, the (12) EC/RC-135 ai rcraf t
di mensi ons, col ors and materi al s requi red for USAF
b. The Ameri can f l ag marki ng, when author-
Standard Marki ngs and I nsi gni a, i n Secti on I I I ,
i zed, shal l be l ocated on both si des of the rudder or
al so appl y to Speci al Purpose Marki ngs. Due to
verti cal stabi l i zer above al l other marki ngs of si g-
vari ance i n equi pment conf i gurati on and restri c-
ni f i cance. The f l ag shal l be posi ti oned hori zontal l y
ti ons i n the uses of some marki ngs, speci al purpose
and i n such a manner that the uni on shal l be
marki ngs may or may not be appl i cabl e to al l ai r-
uppermost. The bars of the f l ag shal l appear to be
craf t. However, when appl i cabl e and authori zed for
trai l i ng at al l ti mes. (See Appendi x C.)
use, speci al purpose marki ngs wi l l be appl i ed i n the
di mensi ons, col ors and l ocati ons as speci f i ed herei n c. The fol l owi ng standard si zes are speci f i ed
for Ameri can f l ag marki ngs used on USAF ai rcraf t:
4-2. AMERI CAN FLAG MARKI NGS. The di s-
(1) 19 36 i nches pl ay of the Ameri can Fl ag marki ng on ai rcraf t
exteri ors i s i ntended for speci f i c uses whi ch have
(2) 21 40 i nches
nati onal si gni f i cance or U.S. di pl omati c connota-
ti on. As such, the use of the f l ag marki ng wi l l be (3) 25 48 i nches
restri cted and approved onl y by Headquarters
(4) 31.4 60 i nches
USAF/LGMY. The routi ne or occasi onal overseas
f l i ght of ai rcraf t, the assi gnment of ai rcraf t to
NOTE
forei gn soi l , or the i ntra-theater travel of overseas
The f l ag or nati onal i nsi gni a/embl em
based ai rcraf t are not suff i ci ent reasons for use of
of any country, other than the Uni ted
the Ameri can Fl ag marki ngs. The Nati onal Star
States of Ameri ca, wi l l not be di s-
I nsi gni a and USAF marki ngs pai nted upon ai rcraf t
pl ayed on any USAF ai rcraf t for any
exteri ors i n accordance wi th i nstructi ons contai ned
reason.
herei n, adequatel y i denti fy these and other Ai r
Force ai rcraf t.
4-3. UNI TED STATES OF AMERI CA
MARKI NG.
a. Ameri can f l ag marki ngs are authori zed for
use onl y on the fol l owi ng ai rcraf t:
a. The words UNI TED STATES OF AMERI CA
are authori zed to be pai nted on fusel age exteri ors of
(1) Ai r Attache
the fol l owi ng ai rcraf t authori zed the Ameri can f l ag
(2) Mi l i tary Assi stance Advi sory Group
marki ngs:
(MAAG)
(1) Ai r Attache
(3) USAF Mi ssi on
(2) MAAG
(4) Apol l o Range I nstrumentati on Ai rcraf t
(3) USAF Mi ssi on
EC-135 (AFMC-ARI A) and NKC-135A SI N 53-3132
(BI G CROW).
(4) AFMC-ARI A
(5) 89th Ai rl i f t Wi ng
(5) 89th Ai rl i f t Wi ng
(6) AMC/ACC ai rl i f t forces ai rcraf t
(6) Ai r Force Secti on Mi ssi on (U.S. Mi l i -
tary Group Ai rcraf t i n Lati n Ameri ca).
(7) Ai r Force Secti on Mi ssi on (U.S. Mi l i -
tary Group Ai rcraf t i n Lati n Ameri ca).
(7) Nati onal Emergency Ai rborne Com-
mand Post E-4 Ai rcraf t.
(8) Nati onal Emergency Ai rborne Com-
mand Post E-4 Ai rcraf t.
(8) 58th Ai rl i f t Squadron USAFE.
(9) 58th Ai rl i f t Squadron USAFE.
b. When authori zed, the marki ng UNI TED
STATES OF AMERI CA wi l l be appl i ed on both
(10) ANG and Ai r Force reserve ai rl i f t ai r-
si des of the ai rcraf t fusel age, paral l el to and above
craf t for whi ch AMC/ACC i s the gai ni ng command.
the top of the cabi n wi ndows. The fusel age marki ng
(11) E-3A ai rcraf t assi gned to 522AWACW.
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U.S. AI R FORCE, referred to i n paragraph 3-2 wi l l b. Verti cal /bl ock l etteri ng (see f i gure A-4), not
be removed from these ai rcraf t. (See appendi x C.) hi gher than two i nches, shal l be used for the
marki ngs. On non-camouf l aged ai rcraf t, l etters
4-4. ORGANI ZATI ON I NSI GNI A OR
shal l be yel l ow, col or No. 13538, and on camou-
EMBLEMS. Al l proposed organi zati onal
f l aged ai rcraf t pai nt l etters i n contracti ng camou-
embl ems or i nsi gni a (Major Command, Wi ng,
f l age col or, on a background bl ock onl y as l arge as
Group or Squadron) for use on ai rcraf t or mi ssi l es,
needed to accommodate the i nformati on, 6 i nches
must meet the cri teri a of AFR 900-3 and be
to 24 i nches hi gh, consi stent wi th si ze of ai rcraf t.
approved i n accordance wi th the provi si ons of that
I f the background i s presentl y bl ack, the back-
document.
ground bl ock i s not requi red. I f the background i s
gray, the background bl ock i s not requi red, and a. Approved organi zati onal embl ems or i nsi g-
the l etters wi l l be bl ack, No. 37038. Background ni a may be pl aced on non-camouf l aged ai rcraf t.
si zes and l etteri ng shoul d be standardi zed The Major Command Headquarters shal l be the
thoughout the uni t. approvi ng authori ty for the use of organi zati on
embl ems on i ts ai rcraf t and the preci se l ocati on on
c. Marki ngs may contai n f i rst names or i ni -
the vehi cl e at whi ch the embl em wi l l be i nstal l ed.
ti al s and l ast names. Exampl es of marki ngs are as
The use and l ocati on of the embl em wi l l be con-
fol l ows:
tai ned i n the perti nent major command regul ati on.
PI LOT: L/Col . W.B. JONES
b. I n al l cases, approved organi zati on
embl ems to be i nstal l ed on ai rcraf t shal l not CREW CHI EF: SSGT A. B. JOHNSON
exceed 2/3 the si ze of the fusel age nati onal star
or
i nsi gni a. Further, standard Ai r Force marki ngs
wi l l not be al tered or rel ocated to accommodate CREW CHI EF: SSGT ALFRED B.
organi zati onal embl ems. Embl em l ocati on and JOHNSON
di mensi ons wi l l be the same for si mi l ar ai rcraf t
or
types and model s. Whenever an ai rcraf t i s perma-
nentl y transferred for acti ve servi ce, the transfer-
CREW CHI EF
ri ng uni t wi l l remove i ts organi zati onal embl ems
SSGT ALFRED B. JOHNSON
pri or to transfer. Ai rcraf t bei ng deacti vated or
4-7. LOCAL STATI ON NUMBERS AND MARK-
processed for storage may be exempted from the
I NGS FOR AI RCRAFT. Where l arge numbers of
requi rement to remove organi zati onal embl ems.
ai rcraf t are assi gned to a stati on, or dupl i cati on of
4-5. OUTSTANDI NG UNI T AWARD MARK-
l ast three di gi ts of ai rcraf t seri al numbers occurs
I NGS. A repl i ca of the Outstandi ng Uni t
on such a stati on, or where vi si bi l i ty at a stati on i s
Award ri bbon earned by an organi zati on may be
extremel y poor due to snow or dust condi ti ons, the
i nstal l ed on the si des of the ai rcraf t fusel age i n a
Major Command may request and the System Pro-
sui tabl e l ocati on desi gnated by the appl i cabl e
gram Di rector (SPD) authori ze the appl i cati on of
major ai r command headquarters. Cri teri a regard-
l ocal Stati on Numbers as an ai d to mai ntenance
i ng si ze and l ocati on as stated i n paragraph 4-4
and operati onal control
above i s appl i cabl e except that the l ength of the
a. Stati on Numbers. The Stati on Numbers
marki ng shal l not exceed 12 i nches and the l ength
wi l l be l ocated on the nose secti on of f i xed wi ng
to wi dth rati o wi l l be mai ntai ned at 4 to 1, i .e. 12
ai rcraf t and on def l ector shi el ds or other forward
i nches 3 i nches, etc.
component of hel i copters, as desi gnated by the
4-6. CREW MARKI NGS. The names of pi l ot,
parti cul ar SPD. Numeral s wi l l not be more than
crew chi ef or other members of the f l i ght/ground
ei ght i nches i n hei ght and proporti onate to the ai r-
crew may be appl i ed to the exteri or of the camou-
craf t si ze and hei ght. The Stati on Numbers wi l l
f l aged or non-camouf l aged ai rcraf t at the opti on of
be removed pri or to transfer.
the major command.
b. Marki ngs. Where l arge quanti ti es of a si m-
a. General l y, the names wi l l be appl i ed to the
i l ar type of ai rcraf t are assi gned to a stati on i n the
l ef t si de of the fusel age, (ri ght si de for hel i copters)
CONUS, Major commands may authori ze a di sti n-
near the pi l ots wi ndow and cl earl y vi si bl e from
gui shi ng col ored hori zontal stri pe for appl i cati on
ground l evel . On l arge ai rcraf t such as C-130, C-
on both si des of the topmost porti on of the verti cal
135, C-141, C-5, etc. where the names wi l l not be
f i n. A di fferent col or may be assi gned each uni t
cl earl y vi si bl e from ground l evel , the names may
owni ng such ai rcraf t. These stri pes wi l l be appro-
be pl aced adjacent to the forward crew/passenger
pri atel y removed by the i nstal l i ng organi zati on
entrance door, when approved by the major
when the ai rcraf t i s to be transferred.
command.
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NOTE country does not have the capabi l i ty to i nstal l i ts
i nsi gni a and marki ngs, arrangements wi l l be made
The above hori zontal stri pes wi l l not
wi th the appropri ate AFMC agency or System Pro-
be appl i ed over apex antenna on verti -
gram Di rector (SPD) to have thi s done duri ng ai r-
cal stabi l i zers, the pai nti ng of whi ch
craf t deprocessi ng.
woul d i nterfere wi th system operati on.
I n such cases the si x i nch stri pe wi l l be
d. Ai rcraf t to be del i vered i n crates or as deck
appl i ed i mmedi atel y bel ow the
l oads on carri ers shal l have al l USAF i nsi gni a and
antenna on both si des of the verti cal
marki ngs removed pri or to processi ng for shi pment.
stabi l i zer.
4-10. AI RCRAFT PROPELLER MARKI NGS.
4-8. AI R NATI ONAL GUARD (ANG) AI RCRAFT.
Al l Ai r Force Ai rcraf t propel l er bl ade ti ps wi l l nor-
USAF exteri or f i ni shes, i nsi gni a and marki ngs are
mal l y be pai nted yel l ow. Measured from the ti p of
appl i cabl e to ANG ai rcraf t. I n addi ti on to standard
the bl ade toward the propel l er hub, the wi dth of the
USAF marki ngs, ANG ai rcraf t may be further
pai nted ti p stri pe wi l l be four i nches for propel l ers
marked wi th the state name, squadron i nsi gni a,
l ess than 15 feet i n di ameter. The bl ade ti p stri pe
and state i nsi gni a, i ncl udi ng the ANG Mi nuteman
for propel l ers wi th di ameters of 15 feet or l arger
decal i n accordance wi th (I AW) ANGR 66-34 when
wi l l be si x i nches. Lusterl ess, al i phati c Pol y-
approved. These may be obtai ned by each state I AW
urethane MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285 or Lacquer,
wi th i nstructi ons contai ned i n Secti on I of thi s
Speci f i cati on MI L-L-19538 Yel l ow, col or No. 33538,
techni cal order.
wi l l be used for thi s appl i cati on. The onl y author-
i zed excepti ons to the above speci f i ed provi si ons are
NOTE
contai ned i n the fol l owi ng paragraphs.
States desi ri ng to aff i x marki ngs and/
a. Propel l er ti ps may be marked wi th a yel l ow
or i nsi gni a si mi l ar to those of thei r
l i ght ref l ecti ve l i qui d, aerosol spray type, when i t i s
gai ni ng Commands wi l l obtai n
necessary to def i ne the path of the propel l er track
approval from thei r respecti ve gai ni ng
i n the dark.
Commands pri or to marki ng ai rcraf t.
b. Ai rcraf t, whose pri mary mi ssi on i s the
4-9. USAF AI RCRAFT SUPPLI ED UNDER MAP.
transportati ons of VI Ps, are authori zed to have red,
Al l USAF ai rcraf t that are to be recondi ti oned or
whi te, and bl ue propel l er ti ps. Approval authori ty
rehabi l i tated for the Mi l i tary Assi stance Program
for desi gnati ng these ai rcraf t i s l i mi ted to major
(MAP) wi l l be protected from corrosi on by pai nti ng
commands and wi l l not be del egated to any l ower
wi th standard Ai r Force materi al pri or to del i very.
l evel of command. I ndi scri mi nate approval of these
a. When a reci pi ent country accepts del i very of marki ngs wi l l defeat the i ntent of thi s di recti ve and
Grant Ai d ai rcraf t i n the CONUS and arranges for therefore wi l l not be condoned. The occasi onal use
ferryi ng the ai rcraf t wi th i ts own crew or agents, of ai rcraf t to transport VI Ps i s not suff i ci ent justi f i -
the ti tl e passes at that ti me to the reci pi ent country, cati on for the mul ti -col ored propel l er ti ps.
therefore, al l USAF I nsi gni a and marki ngs wi l l be
(1) Red, whi te, and bl ue propel l er ti ps are
removed pri or to transfer. The reci pi ent country
authori zed for the fol l owi ng ai rcraf t:
wi l l arrange to aff i x i ts i nsi gni a and marki ngs on
the ai rcraf t pri or to operati on.
(a) Ai r Attache
b. When Grant Ai d ai rcraf t are del i vered by
(b) Mi l i tary Assi stance Advi sory Group
USAF pi l ots or by U.S. ci vi l i an or forei gn nati onal
(MAAG)
pi l ots under operati on control of the U.S. Ai r Force,
(c) USAF Mi ssi ons
ti tl e wi l l remai n wi th the U.S. Government unti l
the ai rcraf t are del i vered i n the reci pi ent country.
(d) 89th Ai rl i f t Wi ng
Therefore, upon departure from the CONUS the
(2) When authori zed, the red, whi te, and
ai rcraf t wi l l di spl ay temporari l y i nstal l ed USAF
bl ue stri pes wi l l be pai nted i n that order on each
marki ng and wi l l be cl eared as USAF Mi l i tary
bl ade, from the bl ade ti p toward the hub.
Ai rcraf t. Temporary pai nt, shal l be used for these
marki ngs. The temporary pai nt shoul d be readi l y
(a) For ai rcraf t propel l ers l ess than 15
removabl e wi thout harmi ng the permanent f i ni sh.
feet i n di ameter, each stri pe wi l l be one and one-
hal f i nches wi de.
c. I t i s the responsi bi l i ty of the Chi ef of the Ai r
Force Secti on of the MAAG, or appropri ate mi l i tary
(b) For ai rcraf t propel l ers 15 feet or
mi ssi on, to assure that USA i nsi gni a and marki ngs
more i n di ameter, each stri pe wi l l be two i nches
are promptl y removed upon arri val of the ai rcraf t i n
wi de.
the reci pi ent country. I n cases where the reci pi ent
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NOTE d. Pai nt the remai ni ng 6-i nches of the tai l
rotor bl ade wi th red col or No. 31136.
Propel l ers shal l be checked for bal ance
af ter compl ete f i ni shi ng and requi red
NOTE
marki ngs have been appl i ed. Mi nor
.
Af ter these marki ngs to the tai l rotor touchup i s authori zed between over-
bl ades of UH-1 hel i copters, the use of a haul peri ods. However, care shal l be
Strobex bal ancer wi l l be used to taken to i nsure that a proporti onate
rebal ance bl ades. quanti ty of pai nt i s appl i ed on each
bl ade.
.
I denti fyi ng col or bands pai nted on the
tai l rotor bl ade housi ng by the contrac-
4-11. HELI COPTER ROTOR BLADE MARK-
tor shal l be mai ntai ned and an i denti -
I NGS. Cl assi f i cati on numbers shal l be stenci l ed
fyi ng dot, approxi matel y 1/2 i nch i n
on the mai n rotor bl ades of al l hel i copters by faci l i -
di ameter, of the same col or as appears
ti es authori zed to bal ance or al ter the bl ades. Three
on the housi ng shal l be pai nted on the
numbers, i n deci mal form, shal l be uti l i zed; the f i rst
butt end of the bl ade for matchi ng
shal l be the wei ght of the bl ade i n pounds; the
purposes.
second number shal l ref l ect the di stance i n i nches
from the center of rotati on to the center of gravi ty of
4-13. I NSTALLATI ON OF PLACARDS I N AI R-
the bl ade; the thi rd number shal l be the di stance i n
CRAFT. Accompl i sh i nstal l ati on of ai rcraf t cock-
i nches from the l eadi ng edge of the bl ade to the
pi t pl acards by coati ng the front and back of the
center of gravi ty of the bl ade chord-wi se. EXAM-
pl acard wi th a cl ear coat of al i phati c Pol yurethane
PLE: 57.2-75.5-5.2, i ndi cates that the bl ade has a
speci f i cati on MI L-C-83286 or MI L-C-85285.
wei ght of 57.2 pounds, wi th the center of gravi ty
4-14. I DENTI FI CATI ON MARKI NGS FOR JET-
75.5 i nches from the center of rotati on, and the
TI SONABLE AI RCRAFT COMPONENTS. Col or
chord-wi se center of gravi ty i s 5.2 i nches from the
of the al i phati c Pol yurethane speci f i cati on MI L-C-
l ead edge of the bl ade. Stenci l i ng, approxi matel y 3/
83286 or MI L-C-85285 used to stenci l numbers and
4 i nch i n hei ght, shal l be accompl i shed wi th a pai nt
l etters on jetti sonabl e ai rcraf t components wi l l be
or dope whi ch contrasts wel l wi th the col or of the
dependent upon the col or that provi des the greatest
bl ade. The precedi ng i nformati on i s to be stenci l ed
contrast wi th the surroundi ng area and i n accor-
on the f l at surface of the ground si de of each bl ade
dance wi th Secti on I I , thi s techni cal order. The
at the i nboard or butt end of mai n rotor bl ade.
fol l owi ng components requi re i denti f i cati on.
NOTE
a. Canopi es. Jetti sonabl e ai rcraf t canopi es
The col or bands i nstal l ed by the con-
shal l have the ai rcraf t radi o cal l number stenci l ed
tractor on the ti p of mai n rotor bl ades
on the outsi de or i nsi de of the canopy frame on the
shal l be mai ntai ned al ong wi th match-
l ef t hand si de 6 i nches from the forward end, usi ng
i ng col ors on the housi ng. Di fferent
1 i nch hi gh numbers provi ded suff i ci ent space i s
col ors are requi red on the bl ades for
avai l abl e. I f suff i ci ent space i s not avai l abl e to
tracki ng as wel l as matchi ng purposes.
accommodate 1 i nch hi gh numbers, they wi l l be as
l arge as space permi ts.
4-12. TAI L ROTOR BLADE MARKI NG. To pro-
mote ground safety, al l hel i copter tai l rotor bl ades, b. Ejecti on Seats. Al l ai rcraf t equi pped wi th
except Si korsky bl ades uti l i zi ng B and B bond- ejecti on seats shal l have the ai rcraf t radi o cal l
i ng or havi ng vi nyl pl asti c tape i nstal l ed, shal l be number stenci l ed on the front si de of the seat back
marked wi th a topcoat of al i phati c Pol yurethane near the top edge or on the l ef t si de near the top
speci f i cati on MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285 or l acquer, edge. Whenever ai rcraf t are equi pped wi th more
Speci f i cati on MI L-L-19538 wi th a compal i bl e pri - than one seat, each shal l be further i denti f i ed
mer coat as fol l ows: accordi ng to that used by the respecti ve crew mem-
bers, i .e. pi l ot, co-pi l ot, EWO, NAV, RAD-NAV and
a. Pri me surface wi th l i ght coat of pri mer.
GUNNER. These ti tl es shal l be appl i ed di rectl y
b. Appl y a 6-i nch band of red col or No. 31136, bel ow the radi o cal l number. Al l the above l i sted
to the tai l rotor ti p fol l owed by a si x i nch band of marki ngs shal l be appl i ed uti l i zi ng one i nch hi gh
i nsi gni a whi te col or No. 37925 and another 6-i nch numbers and l etters. Posi ti on marki ngs so as to
band of red col or No. 31136. avoi d contact wi th parachute gear.
c. Fol l owi ng the second band of red col or No. c. Jetti sonabl e Components. Where jetti son
31136, appl y a band of bl ack col or No. 37038, to components such as wi ng and pyl on tanks are i nter-
wi thi n 6-i nches of the hub. changeabl e and are frequentl y removed and
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TO 1-1-4
i nstal l ed, and create a probl em of stockpi l i ng com- of a target or weapon system. Drones wi l l be
ponents for a speci f i c ai rcraf t, the base suppl y marked and pai nted as fol l ows:
account number as contai ned i n USAF Suppl y Man-
a. Target Drones. Target drones for weapons
ual 67-1 wi l l be appl i ed to the component. The
eval uati on, crew trai ni ng, etc., shal l be pai nted
number wi l l be stenci l ed on both si des and as near
I nternati onal Orange, col or No. 12197 wi th Speci f i -
the center as possi bl e usi ng one i nch hi gh numbers.
cati on MI L-C-83286 or MI L-C-85285 materi al .
Thi s does not appl y to jetti sonabl e seats, canopi es or
components that are not subject to frequent
NOTE
changes.
Normal l y, weapons systems that have
4-15. MARKI NG OF EMERGENCY LI GHTI NG been modi f i ed i nto drones wi l l not be
(FLASHLI GHT) - CARGO AND TRANSPORT pai nted.
TYPE AI RCRAFT.
b. Weapon System Drones. Weapons system
a. Cargo and transport type ai rcraf t whi ch drones/RPVs may be devel oped, tested and
have f l ashl i ghts l ocated adjacent to each natural or depl oyed pai nted i n the col or scheme requi red for
emergency exi t as an emergency l i ghti ng system mi ssi on accompl i shment. The pai nt schemes for
wi l l have a band of phosphorescent pai nt, Federal these drones shal l be approved for the i ntended
Speci f i cati on TT-P-54, or a water-based coati ng purpose(s) as di rected by AFR 66-34/AFI 21-105 and
col or No. 13538 or a ref l ecti on tape (I ND-STD the speci f i c techni cal order appl i cabl e to the drones.
ASTM D4956), approxi matel y 1/2 i nch wi de appl i ed The Ai r Force standard f i ni sh materi al s i n the
around the base of the f l ashl i ght mounti ng. Thi s col or(s) requi red wi l l be used to pai nt the exteri or(s)
wi l l provi de a rectangul ar frame outl i ni ng the l i ght. of these drones.
The pai nt may be appl i ed to the mounti ng f l anges
NOTE
al ong the si des of the l i ght hol der i f the i nstal l ati on
i s such that the pai nt cannot be appl i ed to the
Al l numeral s, l etters and marki ngs,
surface on whi ch the l i ght mounti ng i s i nstal l ed.
except the Nati onal Star I nsi gni a
appl i ed on I nternati onal Orange shal l
NOTE
be bl ack MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285,
3M Retroref l ecti ve and Photol umi nes- col or No. 17038 (see Appendi x A).
cent si gn materi al s may be used as
4-18. MARKI NGS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE
substi tute materi al s for pai nt meeti ng
AI RCRAFT. Ai rcraf t engaged i n search and res-
speci f i cati on TT-P-54 or tape meeti ng
cue operati ons shal l have marki ngs appl i ed as i ndi -
speci f i cati on ASTM D4956.
cated i n fol l owi ng paragraphs usi ng MI L-C-83286/
b. Al l ow the phosphorescent pai nt to dry
MI L-C-85285.
approxi matel y 8 hours, then appl y a protecti ve coat
a. Wi ng Ti ps. Upper and l ower surfaces of
of varni sh, Federal Speci f i cati on TT-V-109, or cl ear
both wi ng ti ps shal l be pai nted yel l ow-orange, col or
coat of a al i phati c Pol yurethane speci f i cati on MI L-
No. 13538, from the wi ng ti p i nboard a di stance
C-83286 or MI L-C-85285 over i t. Thi s wi l l l engthen
equal to 7% of the wi ng span (f l oat excl uded). A
the useful l i fe of the pai nt.
bl ack border 6 i nches wi de shal l be added i nboard,
4-16. MARKI NG FOR WALKWAYS AND HON- usi ng col or No. 17038.
EYCOMB PANELS.
b. Verti cal Stabi l i zer and Rudder. Usi ng verti -
a. Wal kways and Steps. I n cases where they cal bl ock type whi te l etters, col or No. 17875, the
do not contrast i n col or wi th adjacent areas, wal k- word RESCUE shal l be appl i ed on a bl ue back-
way areas shal l be bounded by a camouf l age/f l at ground, col or No. 15044, to both si des of the verti cal
bl ack col or No. 37038 l i ne for a l i ght background or stabi l i zer and rudder appropri atel y spaced between
a camouf l age/f l at whi te col or No. 37925 l i ne for a the radi o cal l numbers and the top of the verti cal
dark background, 1/2 i nch wi de, and marked wi th stabi l i zer. The l etters wi l l be a mi ni mum of 12
word WALKWAY at suff i ci entl y frequent i nter- i nches i n hei ght. I f l arger l etteri ng i s used, the
val s to i ndi cate the wal kway area. Steps shal l be background shoul d be i ncreased proporti onal l y. A
sui tabl y i ndi cated at al l poi nts on the ai rcraf t. 3-i nch wi de band, yel l ow orange, col or No. 13538,
shal l be appl i ed at the top and bottom of the bl ue
b. Honeycomb Panel s On Ai rpl anes. Honey-
background.
comb panel s (thi n ski n) for wi ng upper surfaces
shal l be di sti nctl y marked by a 1-1/2 i nch wi de
4-19. AI RCRAFT CONSPI CUI TY AND ARCTI C
stri pe of hash marks; each hash mark shal l be 2
MARKI NGS. Conspi cui ty and Arcti c marki ngs
i nches l ong, measured al ong the stri pe wi th 2
are of the same col or and conf i gurati on for each
i nches between marks. The marks shal l sl ope 45
ai rcraf t and are as i l l ustrated i n Appendi x B of thi s
degrees. The marks shal l be pai nted on the mate-
techni cal order.
ri al conformi ng to that to whi ch appl i ed i n yel l ow,
a. Conspi cui ty Marki ngs. Conspi cui ty mark-
col or No. 13538.
i ngs may be used under speci al condi ti ons on non-
4-17. MARKI NGS FOR DRONES. Drones are camouf l aged ai rcraf t and are i ntended to enhance
any remotel y control l ed, recoverabl e, pi l otl ess ai r- ai r-to-ai r vi sual detecti on for safety purposes. Con-
craf t devel oped or modi f i ed to perform the mi ssi on spi cui ty marki ngs wi l l not normal l y be appl i ed to
Change 5 4-5
TO 1-1-4
Ai r Force ai rcraf t except for those speci f i cal l y (b) Ai rcraf t schedul ed for short peri ods
authori zed by thi s techni cal order as approved by of duty l ess than 180 days i n desi gnated Arcti c/
Hq USAF/LGMY for speci f i c ai rcraf t engaged i n Antarcti c areas.
speci al operati ons.
(c) Acti ve stri ke force and combat sup-
(1) Ai rcraf t Authori zed Conspi cui ty Mark- port ai rcraf t assi gned offensi ve mi ssi ons i nto or
i ngs. The fol l owi ng ai rcraf t shal l be requi red to over Arcti c/Antarcti c areas for l ess than 180 days.
have conspi cui ty marki ngs appl i ed:
(d) Al l camouf l aged USAF ai rcraf t.
(a) Ai rcraf t used pri mari l y as target
c. Materi al Requi rements For Conspi cui ty And
ai rcraf t.
Arcti c Marki ngs. The materi al requi rements for
(b) AFMC ai rcraf t speci f i cal l y desi g- Arcti c and/or conspi cui ty marki ngs shal l be those
nated by the major command headquarters, due to compati bl e wi th the materi al over whi ch i t i s
pecul i ar requi rements of research and devel opment appl i ed. Normal l y, thi s wi l l be MI L-C-83286, or
programs. I ncl uded may be di rector and drone MI L-C-85285 col or No. 12197. Refer to TO 1-1-8 for
ai rcraf t. appl i cati on i nstructi ons.
(c) Fl i ght i nspecti on ai rcraf t. d. Change I n Ai rcraf t Mi ssi on Assi gnments.
I n the event mi ssi on requi rements change an con-
1 To enhance ai r to ai r l ow l evel vi sual
spi cui ty/arcti c marki ngs are not needed, or i f such
detecti on of ai rcraf t performi ng ai rborne f l i ght
marki ngs are detri mental to the safe accompl i sh-
i nspecti on of traff i c control faci l i ti es, these ai rcraf t
ment of the mi ssi on, the pai nted or f i l m marki ngs
shal l be pai nted the standard Ai r Force gray, col or
wi l l be removed. When ti me permi ts the marki ngs
No. 16473, and whi te, col or No. 17925, wi th con-
wi l l be stri pped from the ai rcraf t surfaces. When
spi cui ty marki ngs as speci f i ed i n appendi x
emergency condi ti ons di ctate the need, the mark-
C - Speci al Purpose Ai rcraf t Marki ngs.
i ngs wi l l be pai nted over.
2 Speci al Conspi cui ty Marki ngs are
4-20. ESTABLI SHI NG NEW REQUI REMENTS
authori zed onl y when 75% or more of the mi ssi on
FOR I NSI GNI A AND MARKI NGS. Requests for
f l yi ng hours are uti l i zed i n enroute/on faci l i ty ti me.
approval of other i nsi gni a and marki ngs proposed
for i n-servi ce ai rcraf t not i ncl uded i n thi s techni cal b. Arcti c Marki ngs. The use of Arcti c mark-
order wi l l be submi tted to WR-ALC/LKJTC. i ngs are i ntended to faci l i tate the l ocati on of ai r-
Request for approval of new or addi ti onal i nsi gni a craf t acci dental l y downed i n regi ons covered by i ce
or marki ngs must contai n ful l justi f i cati on and be or snow. Arcti c marki ngs wi l l be appl i ed to ai rcraf t
accompani ed by two sets of exteri or surface draw- assi gned for operati on i n the Arcti c regi on duri ng
i ngs showi ng proposed marki ng l ocati ons on the the peri od from 15 October through 15 Apri l or for
ai rcraf t, by appl i cabl e structural stati on number, at l east a si x month peri od i n Antarcti ca. I n North
water l i ne reference poi nts, di mensi ons and col or Ameri ca, for purposes of thi s techni cal order, the
scheme. Ai rcraf t marki ngs whi ch ref l ect mi ssi on Arcti c regi on i s that terri tory north of the 50th
acti vi ty, crew accompl i shments, and crew espi ri t de paral l el of l ati tude.
corps are al l owed at the di screti on and f i nal
(1) Arcti c Marki ng Exempti ons. Ai rcraf t i n
approval of the seni or l ogi sti cs manager i n each
the fol l owi ng categori es are exempt from compl i -
MAJCOM.
ance wi th arcti c marki ng requi rements:
(a) Ai r Attache assi gned ai rcraf t.
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TO 1-1-4
SECTION V
STANDARD MARKINGS, FINISHES, AND INSIGNIA
FOR CAMOUFLAGED USAF AIRCRAFT
5-1. PURPOSE OF CAMOUFLAGE. Camou- 5-4. CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS. Approved
f l age i s used for purposes of decepti on, to conceal weapon system/camouf l age pattern combi nati ons
materi el from undesi red observati on, or to confuse are i l l ustrated i n appendi x D.
and mi sl ead observers as to i denti ty, extent, num-
a. Ai rcraf t Surfaces. The camouf l age patterns
ber, etc. Pattern camouf l age i s appl i ed to an ai r-
shal l be appl i ed i n accordance wi th the speci f i c
craf t to l essen probabi l i ty of detecti on vi sual l y or
ai rcraf t i l l ustrati ons. The i l l ustrati ons are
photographi cal l y, i n f l i ght or on the ground. Pat-
i ntended as gui des. Mi nor vari ati ons i n pattern are
tern camouf l agi ng i s based on opti cal pri nci pl es
acceptabl e; however, care shoul d be taken that pro-
that di ctate certai n non-ref l ecti ve col ors, col or con-
porti on and bal ance of the di fferent col ors are
f i gurati ons and col or proporti ons. Arbi trary appl i -
approxi matel y the same as the i l l ustrati ons.
cati ons of marki ngs and col or schemes other than
Boundari es between col ors shal l be i rregul ar as
those prescri bed herei n wi l l defeat the purpose of
i l l ustrated and fade i nto each other. Avoi d sharp
camouf l age and are not condoned. TO 1-1-8 pro-
l i nes between col ors.
vi des i nstructi ons for surface preparati on and appl i -
cati on of coati ng materi al s for camouf l agi ng b. Bottom Surfaces. Most camouf l aged ai r-
ai rcraf t. craf t use a si ngul ar col or on the undersi de of the
fusel age, wi ngs, hori zontal stabi l i zer, and control
5-2. CAMOUFLAGE AUTHORI TY.
surfaces as desi gned for the parti cul ar weapon sys-
a. Authori ty to camouf l age ai rcraf t wi l l be tem. The bottom col or shal l be brought up the si des
granted onl y by Headquarters USAF. Major com- of the fusel age to gi ve the approxi mate si de vi ew
mands wi l l forward requests to camouf l age ai rcraf t appearance i n accordance wi th the appl i cati on i l l us-
to Headquarters USAF, LGMY/XOOT/RDPN. trati on. The l i ne between the underbel l y col or and
the upper surface pattern shal l be an i rregul ar,
b. The management of Headquarters USAF
i ndi sti nct, coutershaded area. A sharp l i ne and any
approved ai rcraf t camouf l age programs resi des at
regul ar repeati ng pattern such as a scal l op wi l l
WR-ALC. Al l matters deal i ng wi th the adequacy of
rai se the ri sk of detecti on and compromi se the over-
approved ai rcraf t camouf l age col or schemes, effec-
al l camouf l age effect. On l ow wi ng ai rcraf t, the
ti veness, techni ques or pri nci pl es shal l be for-
bottom col or on the fusel age i s brought i nto the
warded to WR-ALC/LKJTC for necessary acti on.
wi ng root to meet the bottom col or under the wi ng.
Two sets of exteri or servi ce drawi ngs showi ng pro-
posed camouf l aged col or schemes must accompany c. External Components. Engi ne nacel l es,
the ai rcraf t col or scheme change request wi th a ful l external tanks, pods and other mounted equi pment
justi f i cati on. (See paragraphs 3-1 and 4-20.) shal l be camouf l age pai nted to agree wi th the ai r-
craf t scheme. Unl ess otherwi se speci f i ed, the l ower
c. The appl i cati on or removal of ai rcraf t cam-
thi rd of the surface shal l be the same as the bottom
ouf l age coati ngs under emergency condi ti ons,
col or for the ai rcraf t and the upper surfaces shal l be
whereby the need for the requi red acti on i s appar-
pattern pai nted or pai nted a desi gnated sol i d col or
ent, may be di rected by the l ocal commander. How-
as approved for the weapon system. Wi th appropri -
ever, at the earl i est opportuni ty, WR-ALC and
ate approval s, the enti re surface of thi s equi pment
Headquarters USAF (LGMY/XOOT) wi l l be
and pyl ons may be al l pai nted one uni form col or to
i nformed of the acti on taken and reason therefore.
i mprove component i nterchangeabi l i ty on di fferent
ai rcraf t or on di fferent posi ti ons on the same ai r- 5-3. AI RCRAFT CAMOUFLAGE MATERI ALS.
craf t. The extent to whi ch thi s can be accompl i shed The standard materi al s for the camouf l age coati ng
and the choi ce of col or shal l be i n accordance wi th system and i nsi gni a/marki ng appl i cati on i s Al i -
the system or i tem techni cal order when i t i nvol ves phati c Pol yurethane camouf l age (l usterl ess) MI L-
a surface whi ch i s not covered or i l l ustrated i n thi s C-83286/MI L-C-85285. Decal s may be used i n l i eu
general manual . of pai nt for i nsi gni a and marki ngs provi ded that
they are made of a non-ref l ecti ve decal materi al
d. Radomes, Antennae, and Antenna Covers.
(see paragraph 3-3). Decal s shal l not be used wi th
Antennae shal l be treated i n accordance wi th the
gunshi p qual i ty schemes.
System Program Di rector. Radomes and antenna
covers shoul d be oversprayed wi th the l i ght coat of
5-1
TO 1-1-4
camouf l age f i ni sh to make the camouf l age effort MARKI NG LOCATI ON SI ZE
compl ete unl ess the system manager determi nes
that the pai nt deters operati onal capabi l i ti es and
prohi bi ts i ts use.
Nati onal Top of l ef t 15 i nches star
Star I nsi g- wi ng,bottom of I nsi gni a (ex-
e. Wal kways. Wal kway borders shal l be
ni a ri ght wi ng and cept 60 i nches
appl i ed to the upper surfaces of camouf l aged ai r-
both si des of on upper wi ng
craf t i n bl ack, col or No. 37038.
fusel age on and 18 i nches
f. Gunshi p Qual i ty Pai nt Systems. The Euro- wi ng type ai r- on fusel age, B-
pean I camouf l age scheme and certai n other craf t. 52 ai rcraf t)
weapon system-camouf l age scheme combi nati ons
Radi o Cal l Both si des ver- Si x i nches
requi re the use of gunshi p qual i ty pai nt. Gunshi p
Number ti cal stabi l i zer hi gh (except
qual i ty pai nt i s speci al formul ati on pol yurethane
or tai l 12 i nches hi gh
pai nt that i s avai l abl e i n several camouf l age col or
boom(radi o on B52 ai r-
numbers. I t meets physi cal requi rements of MI L-C-
cal l numbers craf t
83286 and MI L-C-85825, and certai n addi ti onal
wi l l be con-
requi rements for gl oss and sheen not presentl y
structed i n ac-
standard under MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285. At the
cordance wi th
present ti me, thi s i s a control l ed source pai nt. The
paragraph 3-2.
authori zed sources are DeSoto, I nc Des Pl ai nes I L
See paragraph
and Berkl ey CA, Def t Chemi cal Coati ng, I rvi ne CA
5-9 and Ap-
and Crown Metro, Greenvi l l e SC. Al ways be certai n
pendi x D for
that the pai nt vendor or i mmedi ate suppl y acti vi ty
di sti ncti ve
knows when you requi re gunshi p qual i ty and that
uni t mark-
the pai nt i s i denti f i ed on the Qual i f i ed Product Li st.
i ngs.)
Standard camouf l age i n the same col or numbers
does not provi de the requi red performance.
Radi o Cal l At Ai r Refuel - Four i nches
Number i ng receptacl e hi gh
5-5. I NSI GNI A AND MARKI NGS. The fol l ow-
i ng excepti ons to standard USAF i nsi gni a and
USAF I mmedi atel y Si x i nches
marki ngs as l i sted i n Secti on I I I are appl i cabl e to
before radi o hi gh (except
USAF camouf l aged ai rcraf t.
cal l number i f 60 i nches on
space avai l - upper wi ng
a. U.S. Ai r Force Marki ngs. The U.S. AI R
abl e. I f not, di - B52 ai rcraf t)
FORCE marki ng on the forward fusel age i s not
rectl y over
requi red.
radi o cal l
b. Nati onal Star I nsi gni a. The Nati onal Star number.
I nsi gni a shal l be appl i ed to the top of the l ef t wi ng,
the bottom of the ri ght wi ng and on both si des of the
NOTE
fusel age i n a mi ni aturi zed conf i gurati on. The stan-
To assi st i n the i denti f i cati on of ai r- dard desi gn i s i l l ustrated i n f i gure A-1.
craf t duri ng ground handl i ng, i t i s per-
c. USAF and Radi o Cal l Number Marki ng.
mi tted to appl y the l ast three numer-
The USAF marki ng shal l not be appl i ed to the
al s of the ai rcraf t seri al number to the
wi ngs; but, shal l be added i mmedi atel y before the
l ower forward porti on of the fusel age
radi o cal l number on the verti cal f i n i f space i s
si de i n 6 i nch l etters.
avai l abl e. Otherwi se, pl ace di rectl y over the radi o
cal l number. The radi o cal l number and USAF
e. Col ors. Col ors of i nsi gni a and marki ngs
marki ng shal l be of a mi ni aturi zed conf i gurati on,
shal l be as fol l ows:
unl ess the ai rcraf t has been approved for di sti ncti ve
(1) Gunshi p qual i ty camouf l age shal l use
uni t ai rcraf t marki ngs as outl i ned i n paragraph 5-9.
onl y gunshi p qual i ty contrasti ng col ors for al l exte-
d. Locati on and si ze of mi ni aturi zed i nsi gni a
ri or i nsi gni a and marki ngs. Wai ver or devi ati on
and marki ngs.
wi l l be consi dered onl y when the requi rement for
gunshi p qual i ty i s no l onger essenti al .
(2) Standard camouf l age exteri or i nsi gni a
and marki ngs shal l be subdued bl ack, col or No.
37038 except those speci al marki ngs covered i n
paragraph (a), (b) and (c).
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TO 1-1-4
(a) Requi red safety precauti onary mark- may authori ze changes i n i denti f i ca-
i ngs shal l be red, col or No. 31136. ti on code assi gnments.
(b) External marki ngs i denti fyi ng b. I nstructi ons for the desi gn, di mensi ons and
escape hatches, doors, exi ts and emergency entry or l ocati on of the di sti ncti ve uni t ai rcraf t i denti f i ca-
exi ts shoul d be pai nted i n contracti ng gunshi p qual - ti on codes are contai ned i n Appendi x D.
i ty col or. (See paragraphs 6-15 through 6-17 whi ch
c. Ai rcraf t tai l numbers (i denti f i ed as seri al
appl y to standard camouf l aged and uncamouf l aged
number i n appl i cabl e part of Appendi x D) wi l l con-
ai rcraf t.)
si st of the f i rst two and l ast three di gi ts of the
(c) Camouf l age schemes i n the SEA
ori gi nal seri al number. When dupl i cate l ast three
conf i gurati on use whi te marki ngs on bl ack back-
di gi ts exi st among ai rcraf t wi th the same di sti nc-
grounds except wi th gunshi p qual i ty whi ch shal l
ti ve uni t ai rcraf t i denti f i cati on desi gnator, the l ast
use contrasti ng gunshi p qual i ty col or.
four di gi ts of the ai rcraf t seri al number shal l be
used. Thi s number serves as the radi o cal l number
5-6. I NSTRUCTI ONAL MARKI NGS. I nstruc-
for ai rcraf t wi th di sti ncti ve uni t marki ngs.
ti onal type marki ngs for servi ci ng, ground handl i ng,
etc., shal l be kept to the mi ni mum requi red by the
5-10. SPECI AL OPERATI NG FORCE (SOF) AI R-
System Program Di rector (SPD) to be consi stent
CRAFT. The gray pai nt f i ni sh (Al i phati c Pol y-
wi th safety, performance and mai ntenance of the
urethane MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285, col or No.
ai rcraf t.
16473) wi th standard Ai r Force marki ngs i s the
normal exteri or pai nt conf i gurati on for SOF ai r-
5-7. SQUADRON AND ORGANI ZATI ONAL
craf t. However, i nasmuch as the SOF Ai rcraf t are
MARKI NGS. Squadron and organi zati onal mark-
subject to vari ous mi ssi on assi gnments, i n di fferent
i ngs may be used on camouf l aged ai rcraf t. Use the
geographi cal l ocati ons and under varyi ng ci rcum-
same cri teri a for the devel opment of si ze as i s used
stances, the speci f i c mi ssi on wi l l di ctate the ai rcraf t
on noncamouf l aged ai rcraf t. The wi dth of the hori -
exteri or conf i gurati on requi red for the affected ai r-
zontal stri pes appl i ed to the upper extremi ty of the
craf t. I n al l i nstances, changes i n pai nt conf i gura-
verti cal stabi l i zers wi l l be si x i nches.
ti ons of these ai rcraf t wi l l be accompl i shed onl y as a
5-8. ARMAMENT LOADS PLACARD. Pl acards resul t of f i rm mi ssi on requi rements and not for
i ndi cati ng armament l oads, when requi red, shoul d reasons of estheti cs or personal preference.
be appropri atel y appl i ed on camouf l aged ai rcraf t i n
a. Some major reasons whi ch may requi re
accordance wi th SPD/MAJCOM i nstructi ons. (See
changes i n the exteri or pai nt conf i gurati on of SOF
paragraph 6-18, f i gures E-8 and E-9.)
ai rcraf t are:
5-9. DI STI NCTI VE UNI T AI RCRAFT I DENTI FI -
(1) Need for ground-to-ai r or ai r-to-ai r cam-
CATI ON MARKI NGS. Di sti ncti ve uni t ai rcraf t
ouf l age or conspi cui ty.
marki ngs may be appl i ed to verti cal f i ns of camou-
f l aged combat support ai rcraf t to al l ow ai rcrews to
(2) Need for ai r-to-ground or ground-to
readi l y i denti fy ai rcraf t to thei r own uni t or to other
ground camouf l age or conspi cui ty.
fri endl y uni ts. The master codi ng system to be
uti l i zed i s USAF wi de to avoi d code dupl i cati on
(3) Nati onal i mage or nati onal i nterest.
among uni ts. HQ ACC has been desi gnated by Hq
(4) Di screte ai rcraf t empl oyment. USAF as the Ai r Force si ngl e manager for the
assi gnment of uni t ai rcraf t i denti f i cati on marki ngs.
b. Normal l y, request for approval of proposed
a. Essenti al l y, the codes consi st of: (1) two changes to exteri or pai nt conf i gurati ons for SOF
al phabeti c l etters, (2) two numeri cal di gi ts or (3) an ai rcraf t not engaged i n combat operati ons shal l be
al phabeti c l etter and a numeri cal di gi t. Usi ng forwarded by the major command to USAF/LGMY/
major commands may authori ze the use of these XOOT.
i denti f i cati on marki ngs but shal l recei ve the
c. Whenever condi ti ons warrant, the major
approved codi ng to be used from HQ ACC. When
command may authori ze the appl i cati on of needed
the codes are no l onger requi red, the respecti ve
exteri or pai nt conf i gurati ons for SOF ai rcraf t
major command shal l appropri atel y noti fy AAC.
engaged i n combat operati ons wi thout pri or
approval or hi gher authori ty. Whenever possi bl e,
NOTE
Ai r Force standard materi al s wi l l be used. Al l
I n no i nstances wi l l these uni t i denti f i - changes to SOF ai rcraf t conf i gurati ons shal l be
cati on codes be i nstal l ed or removed promptl y reported to WR-ALC/LKJTC and to HQ
wi thout the expressed knowl edge and USAF/LGMY and XOOT accompani ed by appropri -
approval of AAC. Si mi l arl y, onl y AAC ate descri pti ve 8 10 photograph and drawi ngs on
5-3
TO 1-1-4
8 10 paper, reasons for the changes and resul ts agreements (see Ai r Standardi zati on
achi eved. Coordi nati ng Commi ttee Ai r Standard
11/1D and NATO, STANAG 3109) and
5-11. NATO MARKI NGS CODE NUMBERS.
shal l not be changed except under
The appl i cati on of North Atl anti c Treaty Organi za-
emergency condi ti ons wi thout pri or
ti on (NATO) code numbers ci ted i n TO 42B1-1-15
coordi nati on wi th the Ai r Standardi za-
shal l suppl ement the appl i cabl e servi ce poi nts pre-
ti on Coordi nati ng Commi ttee (ASCC).
scri bed i n Appendi x E, thi s techni cal order. The
Al l requests or recommendati ons for
codes wi l l be appl i ed i mmedi atel y adjacent to the
changes i n exi sti ng marki ngs or sup-
symbol as consi dered most practi cal . NATO code
pl emental marki ngs wi l l be submi tted
numbers may be omi tted when not ref l ected i n TO
to WR-ALC/LKJTC, for appropri ate
42B1-1-15 or may be omi tted on trai ni ng type ai r-
acti on.
craf t and other ai rcraf t not subject to bei ng servi ced
at overseas l ocati on.
NOTE
Certai n provi si ons of thi s secti on are
subject to i nternal standardi zati on
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SECTION VI
SERVICING, GROUND HANDLING, EMERGENCY AND HAZARD WARNING MARKINGS,
(NON-CAMOUFLAGED) AIRCRAFT
6-1. GENERAL. The requi rement for and l oca- space. They may be si tuated on the equi pment
ti on of these marki ngs wi l l vary wi th the ai rcraf t concerned, di rectl y bel ow, adjacent to, or on appl i ca-
conf i gurati on. Pri nted i nformati on requi red i n con- bl e access panel s. I n event the servi ce poi nt or
necti on wi th ground handl i ng or servi ci ng symbol s marki ng i s conceal ed, arrows may be used to poi nt
shal l be pai nted i n bl ack or whi te dependi ng on the out the l ocati on of the servi ce poi nt or marki ngs.
background. Letteri ng si zes shal l be i n accordance The arrow shoul d bear a bri ef i denti f i cati on of the
wi th i nstructi ons i n Appendi x E. Capi tal verti cal purpose for whi ch i t i s appl i ed, the appl i cabl e ser-
bl ock l etters and arabi c numeral s shal l be used. vi ce poi nt i denti f i cati on or precauti onary warni ng
(See f i gure A-4). marki ng.
a. I denti f i cati on Symbol s. Symbol s for the
6-2. NATO MARKI NG CODE NUMBERS. The
i denti f i cati on of servi ci ng poi nts, ground handl i ng
appl i cati on of North Atl anti c Treaty Organi zati on
l ocati ons, emergency use and hazard warni ng shal l
(NATO) code numbers ci ted i n TO 42B1-1-15 shal l
be appl i ed to requi red l ocati ons on al l USAF ai r-
suppl ement the appl i cabl e servi ce poi nts prescri bed
craf t to provi de the fol l owi ng:
i n Appendi x E, thi s techni cal order. The codes shal l
be appl i ed i mmedi atel y adjacent to the symbol .
(1) Rapi d i denti f i cati on of each requi red
servi ci ng poi nt.
a. The appl i cati on of NATO code numbers wi l l
be wai ved when i t i s not ref l ected i n TO 42B1-1-15
(2) I denti f i cati on of the type of ground ser-
or may be omi tted on trai ni ng type ai rcraf t and
vi ci ng requi red.
other ai rcraf t not subject to bei ng servi ced at over-
(3) Hazard warni ng or safety precauti ons seas l ocati on.
whi ch wi l l prevent i njury to personnel or damage to
b. Certai n provi si ons of thi s secti on are subject
ai rcraf t equi pment.
to i nternati onal standardi zati on agreements (see
(4) Rapi d entry or exi t from vehi cl e under Ai r Standardi zati on Coordi nati ng Commi ttee Ai r
emergency condi ti ons. Standard 11/1D and NATO, STANAG 3109) and
shal l not be changed except under emergency condi -
b. I l l ustrati ons. I l l ustrati ons of the prescri bed
ti ons wi thout pri or coordi nati on wi th the Ai r Stan-
symbol s to be used are contai ned i n Appendi x E.
dardi zati on Coordi nati ng Commi ttee (ASCC). Al l
Thi s techni cal order may be appl i ed usi ng appropri -
requests or recommendati ons for changes i n
ate pai nt or decal comani a. Symbol si ze shal l be
exi sti ng marki ngs or suppl emental marki ngs shal l
approxi matel y four i nches i n the l ongest di mensi on;
be submi tted to WR-ALC/LKJTC for appropri ate
however, smal l er si zed symbol s may be used i f
acti on.
requi red by the i tem or area to be marked. Col or
requi rement for symbol s shal l be as fol l ows:
6-3. HYDRAULI C SYSTEMS AND LANDI NG
GEAR/STRUTS. Servi ci ng i nstructi ons for
(1) Fi l l i ng poi nts symbol s shal l be col ored
hydraul i c systems, l andi ng gear and shock struts
bl ack or whi te accordi ng to the background.
shal l be provi ded on metal i nstructi on pl ates or
(2) Ground handl i ng poi nt symbol s shal l be
stenci l ed i n a permanent and l egi bl e manner adja-
col ored yel l ow-orange, col or No. 13538, and have a
cent to chargi ng poi nts and test connecti ons. (See
bl ack or whi te outl i ne accordi ng to the background.
appl i cabl e techni cal order.)
(3) Safety or hazard warni ng symbol s shal l
6-4. AI RCRAFT GROUNDI NG POI NTS. Al l
be col ored red and have a bl ack or whi te outl i ne
groundi ng poi nts on al l Ai r Force ai rcraf t wi l l be
accordi ng to the background.
marked wi th part No. MS27606, decal comani a,
ground here, i nternati onal symbol . (See Fi gure
(4) Emergency exi t or entry l ocati on mark-
E-3). Decal s wi l l be requi si ti oned from 652D ABG/
i ngs wi l l be col ored orange-yel l ow, col or No. 13538.
I M McCl el l an AFB CA 95652, on AF Form 124A
Bl ack marki ngs, col or No. 17038, wi l l be used on
publ i cati ons/forms requi si ti on.
yel l ow surfaces.
c. Locati ons. The l ocati on of each marki ng 6-5. STORAGE BATTERI ES. The notati on
shal l be dependent upon the exi sti ng avai l abl e BATTERY LOCATI ON wi th
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exact battery l ocati on gi ven shal l be pl aced on the
l ef t si de of the fusel age.
CAUTION
a. The fore and af t l ocati on of the marki ng wi l l
Di sconnect el ectri cal wi ri ng before
be approxi matel y i n l i ne wi th the trai l i ng edge of
removi ng wi ngs.
the wi ng and at a poi nt two or three feet off the
ground wi th the ai rcraf t i n the wheel s-up posi ti on
6-10. MARKI NGS FOR ENGI NE REMOVAL.
and resti ng on the ground, or i n case of ai rcraf t
To faci l i tate engi ne removal , al l poi nts of di sconnect
havi ng f i xed l andi ng gears, wi th the l andi ng gear
wi l l be pai nted wi th orange pai nt, col or No. 12197,
washed out.
for i denti ty.
b. I n the event of i nterference wi th wi ndows,
6-11. MARKI NGS FOR TANKS AND TANK
encl osures, etc., the marki ng shal l be pl aced as near
FI LLER AREAS.
the aforementi oned l ocati on as i s practi cabl e.
a. Ai rcraf t tanks, such as fuel , water/al cohol ,
c. I n addi ti on to the above marki ngs, al l bat-
engi ne oi l , hydraul i c f l ui d, dei ci ng f l ui d, etc., shal l
tery l ocati ons on the i nteri or of the ai rcraf t wi l l
have notati ons stenci l ed thereon, i ndi cati ng tank
have the word BATTERY or BATTERI ES , as
capaci ty, type of l i qui d and l i qui d l evel restri cti ons.
the case may be, permanentl y and conspi cuousl y
b. Fuel f i l l er caps shal l be pai nted red, col or
aff i xed to the battery casi ng or compartment. The
No. 11136. Where f l ush type pressure caps,
marki ng shal l be one (1) i nch hi gh l etters. The col or
MS29525, are i nstal l ed, three radi al bl ack l i nes (3/
wi l l be red, No. 11136, i n accordance wi th FED STD
8-i nch wi de by one i nch l ong typi cal ), col or No.
595.
38078, shal l be l ocated to form an extensi on to the
d. Ai rcraf t havi ng exteri or access to the batter-
l i nes on the cap when the cap i s i n the l ocked
i es wi l l have the word BATTERY, BATTERI ES,
posi ti on. A red band, one i nch wi de, around and
or BATTERY ACCESS stenci l ed on the access
two i nches away from a fuel f i l l er cap or cover door
door i n one (l ) i nch hi gh l etters. The col or for the
i s opti onal .
exteri or marki ngs wi l l be No. 11136 for non-camou-
c. Data, such as water-al cohol mi xture or type
f l aged ai rcraf t.
and grade of other servi ci ng f l ui ds, shal l be sten-
6-6. EJECTI ON SEATS. A red equi l ateral tri -
ci l ed near the appl i cabl e f i l l er cap i n 1/2-i nch hi gh
angl e wi th si des up to ni ne i nches l ong, wi th the
l etters.
apex poi nti ng downward shal l be appl i ed on each
d. The fol l owi ng l egend wi l l be stenci l ed near
si de of the fusel age adjacent to the expl osi ve devi ce.
fuel tank f i l l er caps: USE
(See Appendi x E.)
OCTANE FUEL or USE GRADE
6-7. I DENTI FI CATI ON OF BALLI STI C HOSE FUEL, as appl i cabl e.
OR TUBI NG ASSEMBLI ES. Bal l i sti c hose or tub-
6-12. MARKI NG FOR ENGI NE COMPART-
i ng assembl i es l eadi ng to the ejecti on seat catapul ts
MENT FI RE ACCESS PANEL. The f i re access
shal l be marked for ground rescue purposes. The
panel or doors i n the engi ne compartments shal l
marki ng on the hose or tubi ng shal l be a band
have red, col or No. 11136, border and i denti fyi ng
approxi matel y ei ght i nches l ong of yel l ow-orange
text as i l l ustrated i n Appendi x E, f i gure E-4.
enamel , Type 1, col or No. 13538, conformi ng to
Speci f i cati on TT-E-489 or al i phati c Pol yurethane
6-13. HELI COPTER TAI L ROTOR WARNI NG
MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285. The area sel ected shal l
SI GN. A warni ng si gn shal l be pai nted on both
be easi l y vi si bl e, readi l y accessi bl e and as cl ose as
si des of the tai l booms of al l hel i copters empl oyi ng
possi bl e to the catapul t.
verti cal tai l rotors. A typi cal exampl e of the recom-
mended warni ng i s shown i n Appendi x E, and
6-8. CANOPY REMOVERS. Ai rcraf t contai ni ng
mi nor vari ati ons make i t adaptabl e to al l types of
an expl osi ve jetti sonabl e canopy system shal l be
hel i copters. The l etters shal l be approxi matel y 2
marked WARNI NG THI S AI RCRAFT CONTAI NS
i nches hi gh wi th warni ng arrow of appropri ate si ze
A CANOPY REMOVER CONTAI NI NG AN
as i ndi cated i n reference f i gure.
EXPLOSI VE CHARGE and such other perti nent
notati ons as SEE TO for COM- 6-14. PROPELLER WARNI NG STRI PES AND
PLETE I NSTRUCTI ONS. SI GNS.
6-9. MARKI NG FOR ELECTRI CAL CONNEC- a. Exteri or. Mark that area of the fusel age
TI ONS. The fol l owi ng cauti on note shal l be pl aced whi ch i s i n the pl ane of the propel l er path wi th a
at poi nts where i t i s necessary to break el ectri cal red stri pe three i nches wi de extendi ng compl etel y
connecti ons when fol di ng back or removi ng wi ngs. around the fusel age, whenever i t does not i nterfere
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TO 1-1-4
wi th standard USAF marki ngs, i nsi gni a, or col or D4956 may be used for these marki ngs to faci l i tate
resi stant f i ni shes. (See Appendi x E, f i gure E-10.) i denti f i cati on i n the dark.
NOTE NOTE
The propel l er warni ng stri pe shal l not 3M Retroref l ecti ve and Photol umi nes-
extend through standard USAF mark- cent si gn materi al s may be used as
i ngs or i nsi gni a. substi tute for tape meeti ng speci f i ca-
ti on ASTM D4956.
Mai ntai n a space of 3 i nches between the ends of
the propel l er warni ng stri pe and any standard (1) Pai nt an i ntermi ttent orange-yel l ow
USAF marki ng and i nsi gni a. The word PROPEL- band to mark the peri phery of the personnel escape
LER readi ng verti cal l y from top to bottom shal l be exi t. The segments of the band wi l l have a mi ni -
superi mposed on thi s stri pe i n whi te, col or No. mum wi dth of 1 i nch and a maxi mum l ength of 2
17925, l etters 2 i nches hi gh pl aced at suff i ci entl y i nches, di vi ded equal l y, i f possi bl e and practi cabl e,
frequent i nterval s to i ndi cate the dangerous area. between the door mounti ng and the escape door
The word DANGER shal l be appl i ed perpendi cul ar i tsel f. Where the l i ni ng wi l l cover the i denti f i cati on
to the word PROPELLER on each si de of the warn- marki ng band on the i nsi de of the ai rcraf t, conti nue
i ng stri pe, wi th an arrow poi nti ng from the word the marki ng onto the l i ni ng.
DANGER toward the stri pe. Letters i n the word
(2) The words EMERGENCY EXI T, i n
DANGER shal l be two i nches hi gh and the arrows
orange-yel l ow, shal l be pai nted or stenci l ed on the
shal l be 4 i nches l ong. The word DANGER and the
escape hatch, door or exi t or any coveri ng thereof i n
arrows shal l be red, col or No. 31136. The propel l er
the most readi l y vi si bl e l ocati on. Letters wi l l pref-
warni ng stri pe for these ai rcraf t that have been
erabl y be 2 i nches hi gh and shal l not be l ess than 1
pai nted jet bl ack shal l be whi te, col or No. 17925.
i nch wi de.
The word PROPELLER superi mposed thereon shal l
be red, col or No. 31136, the word DANGER and the (3) Pai nt handl es, rel eases, catches and
arrows shal l be whi te, col or No. 17925. knobs for i nsi de hatches and exi t doors orange-
yel l ow. Where l etteri ng or marki ng areas are cov-
NOTE
ered by l i ni ng (i ncl udi ng sound proof i ng), the l i ni ng
shal l al so be appropri atel y marked. Sui tabl e On ai rcraf t havi ng engi nes staggered
descri pti ve wordi ng, readi l y vi si bl e, shal l be pai nted on the wi ng, propel l er warni ng stri pe
or stenci l ed on the door or structure of the ai rcraf t, shal l al so be pl aced on the cowl i ng of
whi chever i s nearer the emergency rel ease, to i den- the next i nboard engi ne to mark the
ti fy and expl ai n i ts operati on. Thi s wordi ng shal l be pl ane of rotati on of the propel l er di sc.
at l east 1/2 i nch hi gh and preferabl y 1 i nch hi gh.
b. I nteri or. An i nsi gni a red warni ng stri pe 3
Use standard Engl i sh termi nol ogy such as PULL,
i nches wi de shal l be marked i nsi de the fusel age on
PUSH, TURN or SLI DE.
both si des of bomb-bays, or other openi ngs wi thi n 6
(4) Exi ts whi ch are adequate for ai r, ground feet of ei ther si de of the propel l er di sc to warn
and di tchi ng escape shal l have the word EMER- personnel of the proxi mi ty of propel l ers, i f such
GENCY EXI T centered i n the most vi si bl e l ocati on openi ngs can be used as exi ts from the ai rcraf t and
on the i nsi de of the door or hatch. i f there i s danger of personnel wal ki ng i nto propel -
l ers af ter l eavi ng the openi ngs. Stri pes shal l extend
(5) Exi ts whi ch are not adequate for the
from the center of the fusel age or the top of the
above three methods of escape shal l be marked
openi ng, whi chever i s hi gher, to the l owest extrem-
EMERGENCY EXI T and for speci f i c usage as fol -
i ty of the openi ng. The word PROPELLER, readi ng
l ows: GROUND USE ONLY, GROUND AND
verti cal l y from top to bottom shal l be superi mposed
DI TCHI NG USE ONLY, etc.
on the stri pes i n whi te, col or No. 17925, l etters 2
i nches hi gh, to i ndi cate dangerous area. The word b. External Marki ngs.
DANGER i n red, col or No. 31136, shal l be appl i ed
(1) Marki ngs i denti fyi ng escape hatches,
perpendi cul ar to and centered wi th respect to the
doors and exi ts on the outsi de of ai rcraf t shal l be
word PROPELLER on each si de of the stri pe wi th a
orange-yel l ow, col or No. 13538; on yel l ow surface
red, col or No. 31136, arrow poi nti ng toward the
use bl ack, col or No. 17038. I f Pol yurethane i s used,
stri pe. Letters shal l be 2 i nches hi gh and arrows 4
i t wi l l conform to Speci f i cati on MI L-C-83286 or
i nches l ong. (See Appendi x E, Fi gure E-10.)
MI L-C-85285. Retroref l ecti ve materi al conformi ng
6-15. REMOVABLE ESCAPE PANELS. to Speci f i cati on I ND-STD ASTM D4956 may be
used for these marki ngs to faci l i tate i denti f i cati on
a. I nternal Marki ngs. Marki ngs for i denti f i ca-
i n the dark.
ti on of escape hatches, doors, and exi ts on the
i nteri or of ai rcraf t shal l be pai nted orange-yel l ow, (2) Mark al l external rel eases for operati on
col or No. 13538. Use bl ack, col or No. 17038, on of emergency exi t panel s EXI T RELEASE on the
yel l ow surfaces. Materi al s for i denti f i cati on mark- outsi de of the ai rcraf t to faci l i tate qui ck i denti f i ca-
i ngs shal l conform to Speci f i cati on TT-E-489 or ti on. The wordi ng that descri bes the operati on of
MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285. Retroref l ecti ve mate-
ri al conformi ng to Speci f i cati on I ND-STD ASTM
Change 5 6-3
TO 1-1-4
the exi t rel ease wi l l be standard Engl i sh termi nol - i nspecti on must be used because rel ocati on and
ogy such as PULL, PUSH, TURN or SLI DE. Let- rei nstal l ati on of equi pment and furni shi ngs may
ters shal l be at l east 1 i nch hi gh and preferabl y 2 have been made whi ch woul d not be i ndi cated on
i nches hi gh. the i nstal l ati on drawi ng of the ai rcraf t. These
areas shoul d be as cl ose to normal stati ons of per-
NOTE
sonnel as possi bl e except that they shal l not be
pl aced where personal i njury to occupants woul d
Certai n provi si ons of thi s secti on per-
probabl y resul t from forced entry. Pai nt or stenci l
tai ni ng to EMERGENCY Escape and
corner marki ngs on the i nsi de and outsi de of the
Entry marki ngs are subject to i nterna-
fusel age marki ng the l i mi ts of these areas. The
ti onal standardi zati on agreements (see
hori zontal and verti cal bars of the corner marki ngs
ASCC Ai r Standard 51/2A and NATO
shal l be 3 i nches l ong and 1 i nch wi de. CUT HERE
STANAG 3230) and shal l not be
FOR EMERGENCY RESCUE shal l be pai nted or
changes except under emergency con-
stenci l ed i n the center of the four corner marki ngs
di ti ons wi thout pri or coordi nati on wi th
on the outsi de of the ai rcraf t and CUT HERE FOR
the Ai r Standardi zati on Coordi nati ng
EMERGENCY EXI T shal l be pl aced i n a si mi l ar
Commi ttee (ASCC). Al l requests for
l ocati on i nsi de the ai rcraf t. Letters shal l be 1 i nch
i n hei ght. Soundproof i ng, i f i nstal l ed, shal l be
pai nted or stenci l ed approxi matel y. These marki ngs
to Headquarters WR-ALC/LKJTC.
need not be pl aced on ai rcraf t whi ch are of such
6-16. MARKI NGS FOR FORCED EMERGENCY
constructi on that openi ngs coul d not be cut i nto
ENTRY OR EXI T.
them safel y.
a. Marki ngs for ai rcraf t emergency entry or
exi t shal l normal l y be i n orange-yel l ow col or No.
CAUTION
13538. Use bl ack, col or No. 17038, on yel l ow-orange
backgrounds. Pai nt wi l l conform to Speci f i cati on
Cutti ng of fuel , oi l , hydraul i c l i nes,
MI L-C-83286 or MI L-C-85285. Retroref l ecti ve
oxygen l i nes, or el ectri cal wi ri ng under
materi al conformi ng to Speci f i cati on I ND-STD
crash condi ti ons may resul t i n a f i re,
ASTM D4956 may be used for these marki ngs to
or expl osi on, or i ncrease the severi ty of
faci l i tate i denti f i cati on i n the dark.
an exi sti ng f i re. These possi bi l i ti es
b. Secondary openi ngs such as auxi l i ary exi ts, shal l be taken i nto consi derati on when
wi ndows and navi gators domes are usual l y smal l er emergency escape areas are bei ng cho-
than pri mary openi ngs, maki ng entrance or exi t sen for i denti f i cati on marki ngs.
more di ff i cul t. I f the structure i mmedi atel y sur-
NOTE
roundi ng secondary openi ngs, i s free from heavy
structural members such as bul kheads and mai n
3M Retroref l ecti ve and Photol umi nes-
l ongi tudi nal member, and from oxygen, fuel and oi l
cent si gn materi al s may be used as
l i nes and battery l eads, i t shal l be marked wi th an
substi tute for tape meeti ng speci f i ca-
orange-yel l ow broken band. Pl ace band at the
ti on ASTM D4956.
extreme boundary of the above descri bed area both
6-17. SPECI AL MARKI NGS FOR NORMAL/
i nsi de and outsi de of the fusel age. Segments of the
EMERGENCY EXTERNAL CANOPY RELEASE
broken band shal l be 1/2 i nch wi de, 1 i nch l ong and
ACCESSES ON JET AI RCRAFT.
approxi matel y 12 i nches apart. Where the band wi l l
be covered wi th sound proof i ng, the sound-proof i ng
a. Al l normal and emergency external canopy
(or l i ni ng) shal l be marked al so. CUT HERE FOR
rel ease accesses on jet ai rcraf t wi l l be pai nted
EMERGENCY RESCUE shal l be pri nted or sten-
orange-yel l ow, col or No. 13538.
ci l ed i nsi de of, paral l el wi th and adjacent to the
b. Canopi es and hatches jetti soned by car-
broken band i denti fyi ng the area on the outsi de of
tri dge actuated devi ces shal l be marked i n accor-
the ai rcraf t where forced entry can be made for
dance wi th the exampl es portrayed i n (Appendi x E).
rescue purpose. CUT HERE FOR EMERGENCY
EXI T shal l be pai nted on a si mi l ar l ocati on i nsi de
6-18. ARMAMENT LOADS PLACARD. Pl ac-
the ai rcraf t. Letters shal l be 1 i nch hi gh. I f the
ards may be appl i ed ei ther by pai nti ng or decal
area to recei ve the l etteri ng i s covered by sound-
methods. When requi red, each System Program
proof (or l i ni ng), the l etters shal l al so be stenci l ed
Di rector (SPD) i s responsi bl e to assure that stan-
on the soundproof i ng (or l i ni ng).
dard armament pl acard l ocati ons are establ i shed
c. Vi sual l y i nspect the ai rcraf t for areas whi ch
for assi gned ai rcraf t, and that these requi rements
may be cut through for rescue when entrance or exi t
cannot be made i n any other manner. Vi sual
6-4 Change 5
TO 1-1-4
are publ i shed i n thi s techni cal order. (See Appendi x appl i cabl e to speci al project, bl ack bot-
E, Fi gure E-9). tom, camouf l aged ai rcraf t. I t i s
i mportant that the background col or
a. Pai nt Method. I f the pai nti ng method i s
be the same as the area to whi ch
desi red, appl y i n accordance wi th di mensi ons and
appl i ed on camouf l aged ai rcraf t;
i nstructi ons i n Fi gure E-8.
therefore, sel ecti on of the correct dash
number when orderi ng i s requi red. b. Decal Method. I f the decal method i s
desi red, appl y them i n accordance wi th i nstructi ons
6-19. I NSTRUMENT STATI C OPENI NG MARK-
contai ned i n Fi gure E-9.
I NGS. I nstrument stati c openi ng (except as noted
bel ow) shal l not have any f i ni sh appl i ed wi thi n a
NOTE
one i nch di ameter ci rcl e around the openi ng.
Decal s may be obtai ned from SMALC,
a. F4 Ai rcraf t. Stati c openi ng(s) on F4 ai rcraf t
PDO 652D ABG/I M, McCl el l an AFB,
i s on the radome whi ch must be coated. However,
CA 95652 on an Ai r Force Form 124A.
the red 1/2 i nch wi de ci rcul ar band shal l be appl i ed
Dash numbers (1) through (4) are
around the stati c openi ng(s) and the l egend shal l be
appl i cabl e to standard Ai r Force cam-
appl i ed adjacent to the openi ng.
ouf l age patterns. Dash number (5) i s
appl i cabl e to standard non-camou-
f l aged ai rcraf t. Dash number (6) i s
6-5/ (6-6 bl ank)
TO 1-1-4
SECTION VII
IDENTIFICATION OF TUBES, HOSE AND PIPE LINES
FOR AIRCRAFT
7-1. GENERAL. Thi s secti on prescri bes the e. Compressed Gas - Any gaseous substance
means for i denti fyi ng the functi on, content and, i f under pressure, other than ai r, not requi ri ng other
appl i cabl e, the hazard and di recti on of f l ow of pi pe, functi onal i denti f i cati on.
hose and tube l i nes used i n Ai r Force ai rcraf t. The
7-3. GENERAL MARKI NG OF LI NES. I denti fy
proper use of col ors, words, symbol s, tags and
each l i ne as to functi on, content, hazard and di rec-
pai nted bands to i denti fy functi ons, contents and
ti on of f l ow, as appl i cabl e.
hazards i s speci f i cal l y prescri bed. Li nes, as
referred to herei n, i ncl ude any pi pe, hose or tube a. Functi on - i s i denti f i ed by use of words,
used to convey l i qui ds or gases. Ri gi d condui t used col ors and symbol s. Coded tapes wi l l normal l y be
to house el ectri cal wi res of cabl es are i ncl uded. used for ai rborne l i nes, except that smal l tags of
Fi tti ngs, val ves, condui t outl ets and accessori es some l i ght wei ght non-corrosi ve metal such as al u-
such as pi pe coveri ng and hose cl amps are consi d- mi num al l oy, stamped wi th contents, pressure and
ered parts of a l i ne. (Appendi x F contai ns i l l ustra- di recti on of f l ow, may be used on ai rborne col d
ti ons of perti nent codes and symbol s to be used). l i nes.
(See TO 1-1A-8 or the speci f i c system/equi pment
NOTE TO for i l l ustrati ons of perti nent codes and symbol s
used.)
Symbol s and col ors are not requi red on
l i nes where i denti f i cati on i s accom-
NOTE
pl i shed wi th al umi num al l oy tag.
.
I nternati onal Standardi zati on Agree-
b. Content - i s i denti f i ed by use of l etteri ng
ment. Certai n provi si ons of thi s sec-
and symbol s.
ti on are subject to i nternati onal stan-
dardi zati on agreements and must not
c. Hazard - i s i denti f i ed by l etteri ng and/or
be changed except under emergency
symbol .
condi ti ons wi thout pri or coordi nati on
d. Di recti on of f l ow - i s i denti f i ed by arrow.
wi th the Ai r Standardi zati on Coordi -
Use two-headed arrow for reversi bl e f l ow.
nati ng Commi ttee (see ASCC Ai r Stan-
dard 17/3, STANAG 3104 and SEAS-
e. Pressure - i s i denti f i ed by numeral s and
TAG 3104). Therefore, al l requests for
l etteri ng, i ndi cati ng pounds per square i nch (PSI ).
7-4. METHOD USED FOR I DENTI FI CATI ON
OF LI NES.
to HQ WR-ALC, Attn: LKJTC.
a. Tape - Use col or coded tape conformi ng to .
Thi s secti on contai ns the i denti f i cati on
Speci f i cati on MI L-T-9906 for i denti fyi ng functi on of
requi rements of MI L-STD-1247 as
al l l i nes l ess than four i nches i n di ameter i ncl udi ng
appl i cabl e to ai rcraf t.
hot l i nes where l i ne surface temperatures do not
7-2. GENERAL CLASSI FI CATI ON OF LI NES.
exceed 325
o
Fahrenhei t. Tapes may al so be used i n
an oi l y envi ronment provi ded adhesi on can be
a. Col d Li nes - Li nes i n whi ch the temperature
mai ntai ned. Do not use tape i n engi ne compart-
of the f l owi ng medi um i s bel ow mi nus 60 degrees
ment where there i s a possi bi l i ty of tape bei ng
Fahrenhei t.
drawn i nto engi ne i ntake. Use Speci f i cati on L-T-
b. Hot Li nes - Li nes on whi ch the surface tem-
101, A-A-113 or L-T-99 tapes for further i denti f i ca-
perature ranges from 200 to 325 Fahrenhei t.
ti on of l i nes. When appl yi ng tape to l i nes, the tape
shal l compl etel y enci rcl e the l i ne. Thoroughl y cl ean
c. I nstrument Ai r - Ai r used i n conjuncti on
the porti on of the l i ne where the tape i s to be
wi th pressure operate i nstruments.
appl i ed. Pl ace taped code on both ends of l i ne.
d. Pneumati c - Ai r under pressure other than I nsure that i denti f i cati on i s vi si bl e i n each compart-
i nstrument ai r. ment. Pl ace i denti f i cati on tape i mmedi atel y adja-
cent to al l operati ng accessori es such as val ves,
regul ators, strai ners, vents, etc.
7-1
TO 1-1-4
NOTE (c) Li nes over 10 i nches di ameter l etter-
i ng hei ght 3-1/2 i nches.
Col d l i nes may be i denti f i ed by use of
tape, provi ded adhesi on can be mai n-
(d) Wi dth of arrow stem 1/8 maxi mum
tai ned at cryogeni c temperatures and
di ameter of l i ne. Total l ength of arrow wi l l be equal
can be read from poi nt of operati on.
to di ameter of l i nes.
b. Tags - Tags wi l l not normal l y be used except
(4) Word Order - The words denoti ng func-
for l i nes i n an oi l y envi ronment, hot l i nes exceedi ng
ti on wi l l appear f i rst i n the pri nted i denti f i cati on.
325
o
Fahrenhei t and col d l i nes. Tags wi l l be of sel f
The content descri pti on wi l l appear i mmedi atel y
l ocki ng desi gn as i l l ustrated i n Appendi x F. Fabri -
bel ow the statement of functi on. Fol l owi ng bel ow
cate tags from al umi num al l oy. Stamp to show
these, i f appl i cabl e, wi l l be the operati ng pressure,
functi on and contents (pressure, di recti on of f l ow,
the pai nted arrow i ndi cati ng di recti on of f l ow and
pri mary hazard, as appl i cabl e). Col or codi ng i s not
the words denoti ng the hazard. Verti cal spaci ng
requi red on al umi num tags. Locate metal tags
shal l be such that al l wordi ng and f l ow symbol s are
adjacent to operati ng accessori es, maki ng certai n
evenl y spaced from top to bottom of the vi ewi ng
they wi l l not i nterfere wi th the operati on of the
area.
accessory.
7-5. ELECTRI CAL CONDUI TS. I denti fy wi re
c. Pai nt conformi ng to Speci f i cati on TT-E-489,
carryi ng condui ts wi th coded tape provi ded for el ec-
or MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285 shal l be used to i den-
tri cal condui t. Add two addi ti onal marki ngs (1)
ti fy l i nes i n engi ne compartments where there i s a
Usage, i .e., power, control , communi cati on, etc. (2)
possi bi l i ty of tapes bei ng drawn i nto engi ne i ntakes.
Maxi mum vol tage and type normal l y encountered,
Pai nt l i nes l arger than four i nches i n di ameter,
i .e., 115V 60 cycl e AC, 28 VDC, etc. Condui t
except that col d l i nes, hot l i nes and l i nes i n an oi l y
carryi ng a number of di fferent wi res servi ng di ffer-
envi ronment, shal l conform to the fol l owi ng
ent purposes wi l l be marked El ectri cal Condui t
requi rements.
(i ncl udi ng symbol of i t on tapes) onl y. However,
those condui ts whi ch i ncl ude hi gh power l i nes and
(1) Li nes wi l l be col or coded wi th pai nt i n
whi ch consti tute a hazard to operati ng personnel
accordance wi th Appendi x F. Pai nted code bands
shal l be marked to i ndi cate the maxi mum vol tage
wi l l be l ocated adjacent to operati ng accessori es,
normal l y encountered.
functi on wi th branch l i nes and where l i nes pass
through bul kheads.
7-6. FLEXI BLE CABLES. Whether metal or
metal sheathed need not be i denti f i ed.
(2) Stenci l s are sui tabl e for pai nti ng the
l etters to i denti fy the speci f i c functi on and contents
7-7. AI R CONDI TI ONI NG DUCTS. I denti fy ai r
(worki ng pressure, pri mary hazard, and di recti on of
condi ti oni ng ducts under 30 i nches outsi de ci rcum-
f l ow arrow, as appl i cabl e). Geometri c symbol s are
ference wi th appropri ate tape. Add tape i ndi cati ng
not requi red where i denti f i cati on i s accompl i shed
desi gn temperature of f l owi ng medi um. Use pai nt
wi th pai nts. Use bl ack l etteri ng on whi te
(bl ack l etteri ng on whi te background) to i denti fy
background.
l arger than 30 i nches outsi de ci rcumference. Letter
wi th 1-1/2 i nch l etters Ai r Condi ti oni ng i n two
(3) Si ze of pai nted l etteri ng and arrow.
l i nes, fol l owed by thi rd l i ne i ndi cati ng temperature
(a) Li nes four to ei ght i nches di ameter -
of f l owi ng medi um. The si gn shoul d be as l arge as
l etteri ng hei ght 1-1/4 i nches.
possi bl e, but not to exceed 12 x 12 i nches.
(b) Li nes ei ght to 10 i nches di ameter -
l etteri ng hei ght 2-1/2 i nches.
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TO 1-1-4
APPENDIX A
STANDARD AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT
MARKINGS
A-1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Para Page
A-1 Nati onal Star I nsi gni a ................................................................................................................... A-3
A-2 U.S. AI R FORCE Marki ng ............................................................................................................ A-3
LI ST OF I LLUSTRATI ONS
A-1 Nati onal Star I nsi gni a ................................................................................................................... A-4
A-2 Nati onal Star I nsi gni a on Swept Wi ng Ai rcraf t .......................................................................... A-5
A-3 U. S. AI R FORCE, USAF and Ai rcraf t Model Desi gnati on, Seri al Number
and Fuel Requi rement ................................................................................................................... A-6
A-4 Form of Letters and Numeral s...................................................................................................... A-7
A-5 Typi cal Marki ng for Faci l i ty/Fi ni sh I denti f i cati on Bl ock ........................................................... A-8
A-2
TO 1-1-4
A-1. NATI ONAL STAR I NSI GNI A. (4) The Nati onal Star I nsi gni a sel ected for
the wi ng shal l not exceed a maxi mum di ameter of
a. Di mensi ons. (Fi gure A-1.) The di mensi ons
60 i nches nor have a mi ni mum di ameter of l ess
of the i nsi gni a shal l be determi ned by the di am-
than 20 i nches (excl udi ng border). The di ameter
eter of the ci rcumscri bed ci rcl e whi ch i s standard-
of the ci rcumscri bed ci rcl e wi l l be the standard
i zed i n mul ti pl es of 5 i nches.
si ze cl osest to but not exceedi ng 75% of the di s-
tance between the wi ng l eadi ng edge and the (1) The wi dth of each end of the rectangl e
moveabl e surface cut-out at the poi nt of shal l equal 1/2 the radi us of the ci rcl e; the l ength
appl i cati on. shal l equal 1 radi us (excl udi ng border).
c. Nati onal Star I nsi gni a on Ai rcraf t Fuse- (2) The wi dth of the i nsi gni a - red stri pe,
l age. The i nsi gni a may be moved forward or af t hori zontal l y centered i n each end of the rectangl e,
the mi ni mum di stance requi red to avoi d transpar- shal l equal 1/6 of the radi us of the ci rcl e (excl ud-
ent materi al , or areas exposed to extreme heat or i ng border).
f l ui ds whi ch woul d scorch, deteri orate or other-
(3) The wi dth of the i nsi gni a - bl ue border
wi se damage the i nsi gni a. The i nsi gni a may
shal l equal 1/8 the radi us of the ci rcl e (excl udi ng
extend over doors and emergency exi ts, but the
border).
i nsi gni a shal l not extend over the wi ndow areas or
other such openi ngs whi ch woul d change the
(4) Constructi on of the f i ve poi nted star
desi gn of the i nsi gni a.
may be accompl i shed by marki ng off f i ve equi di s-
tant poi nts on the ci rcumscri bed ci rcl e and con-
NOTE
necti ng each poi nt to the non-adjacent poi nts.
The i nsi gni a wi l l be the standard si ze
NOTE
cl osest to, but not exceedi ng, 75% of
the fusel age hei ght at the poi nt of
The i nsi gni a-bl ue border and i nsi gni a-
appl i cati on. The di ameter of the bl ue
bl ue ci rcl e may be omi tted when the
ci rcl e wi l l not exceed 50 i nches nor be
Nati onal Star I nsi gni a i s appl i ed on
l ess than 15 i nches (excl udi ng border)
bl ue or bl ack f i ni shes.
unl ess otherwi se i ndi cated i n the
i l l ustrated porti on of thi s techni cal
manual . Symmetry wi l l be mai n- CAUTION
tai ned when appl yi ng the i nsi gni a on
Sharp poi nted, metal marki ng i nstru- each si de of the fusel age.
ments (scri bes) wi l l not be used to l ay
d. Nati onal Star I nsi gni a on Hel i copters. The
out i nsi gni a and marki ngs on USAF
di mensi ons of the i nsi gni a shal l be determi ned by
ai rcraf t. Use onl y Ai rcraf t Marki ng
the di ameter of the bl ue ci rcl e. The di ameter of the
Penci l , MI L-P-83953.
i nsi gni a wi l l not exceed 50 i nches nor be l ess than
b. Nati onal Star I nsi gni a on Ai rcraf t Wi ngs. 15 i nches. The sel ected i nsi gni a wi l l be the stan-
Each i nsi gni a wi l l be posi ti oned at a poi nt i nboard dard si ze cl osest to, but not exceedi ng, 75% of the
from each wi ng ti p equal to 1/3 the di stance from fusel age hei ght or wi dth at the poi nt of appl i ca-
the wi ng ti p to the wi ng-fusel age mati ng poi nt. ti on. Symmetry wi l l be mai ntai ned when appl yi ng
The border of the i nsi gni a wi l l be tangent to the i nsi gni a on each si de of the fusel age. The
movabl e control surface cut-out. Nati onal Star I nsi gni a wi l l be appl i ed on verti cal
surfaces so that i n normal f l i ght atti tude the top
(1) The wi ng i nsi gni a may be moved i n the
poi nt of the star poi nts upward; on hori zontal sur-
mi ni mum requi red di stance to avoi d structures
faces the top poi nt of the star wi l l poi nt forward i n
whi ch woul d al ter the i nsi gni a pattern. However,
the di recti on of f l i ght.
symmetry wi l l be mai ntai ned wi th the USAF
marki ng on the opposi te wi ng surface. A-2. U.S. AI R FORCE MARKI NG. (Fi gures A-3
and A-4.)
(2) Normal l y, the wi ng i nsi gni a shal l be
posi ti oned so that i n normal f l i ght atti tude the top a. Letter wi dth shal l be equal to 2/3 the l etter
poi nt of the star poi nts forward and a l i ne through hei ght, except that the wi dth of the l etter I shal l
the center of the i nsi gni a and the top star poi nt i s be equal to 1/6 of the l etter hei ght.
paral l el to the di recti on of f l i ght.
b. Letter stroke and spaces shal l be equal to
(3) On swept wi ngs or wi ngs of vari abl e 1/6 the hei ght, except that the space between
sweep ai rcraf t, the Nati onal Star I nsi gni a shal l be peri od and A shal l be 1/3 l etter hei ght.
posi ti oned as i l l ustrated i n f i gure A-2. The i nsi g-
c. The space between AI R and FORCE shal l
ni a or any part thereof shal l not extend to movabl e
be one l etter wi dth.
f l i ght control surfaces. The i nsi gni a shal l be
appl i ed so that the l i ne through the center and the
top poi nt of the star i s perpendi cul ar to the con-
stant 50% chord l i ne of the wi ng.
Change 3 A-3
TO 1-1-4
Figure A-1. National Star I nsignia
A-4 Change 3
TO 1-1-4
Figure A-2. National Star I nsignia on Swept Wings.
A-5
TO 1-1-4
Figure A-3. U.S. AI R FORCE, USAF and Aircraft Model Designation Serial Number, and Fuel Requirement
A-6
TO 1-1-4
Figure A-4. Form of Letters and Numerals
Change 4 A-7
TO 1-1-4
Figure A-5. Typical Marking For Paint Facility/ Finish I dentification Block
A-8
TO 1-1-4
APPENDIX B
USAF AIRCRAFT FINISH AND MARKING
SPECIFICATIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
NOTE
1. THI S APPENDI X COVERS ONLY UNCAMOUFLAGED AI RCRAFT. SEE
APPENDI X D FOR I NFORMATI ON PERTAI NI NG TO CAMOUFLAGED
AI RCRAFT.
2. FORMER FI NI SH SYSTEM(S) WI LL BE USED UNTI L REPLACEMENT
(DUE TO DETERI ORATI ON OR REMOVAL FOR I NSPECTI ON) I S
REQUI RED. THE SYSTEM(S) WI LL BE MAI NTAI NED BY TOUCH-UP,
ETC. USI NG THE MATERI ALS LI STED FOR THE SYSTEM. WHEN
COMPLETE REPLACEMENT (DUE TO DETERI ORATI ON OR
REMOVAL FOR I NSPECTI ON) I S REQUI RED THE STANDARD SYS-
TEM MATERI ALS AS LI STED SHALL BE USED (SEE PARAGRAPH 2-2
FOR POLI CY GUI DELI NES).
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Contents Ti tl e Page
Fi gure
B-1 B-52 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ..................................................................................... B-5
B-2 C-5 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ....................................................................................... B-7
B-3 C-9 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ....................................................................................... B-9
B-4 C-12 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ................................................................................... B-12
B-5 C-130 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ................................................................................. B-15
B-8 F-4 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ..................................................................................... B-21
B-9 F-106 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ................................................................................. B-23
B-10 H-1 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on..................................................................................... B-25
B-11 H-3 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on..................................................................................... B-27
B-12 H-3B Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on .................................................................................. B-29
B-13 H-53 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on................................................................................... B-31
B-14 OV-10 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on (FAC Conf i gurati on) ............................................ B-33
B-15 T-1A Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on................................................................................... B-35
B-16 T-33 Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on ................................................................................... B-37
B-20 T-39 Al l Whi te Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on .................................................................. B-45
B-21 T-43A Ai rcraf t Marki ng Speci f i cati on................................................................................. B-47
B-2
TO 1-1-4
B-52 AI RCRAFT MARKI NG SPECI FI CATI ON (SEE FI G B-1)
1. MARKI NG 2. LOCATI ON 3. SI ZE 4. COLOR NO/CODE
A U.S. AI R FORCE Both si des of fusel age Letters 36 i nch hi gh 15044
B Model Desi gnati on, Lef t si de of fusel age Letters and numbers 1 17038
Acf t S/N and fuel i nch hi gh
Requi rement
C Nati onal Star Both si des of fusel age 60 i nch star Background, border
- 15044, Stars and
D Top surface of l ef t wi ng 50 i nch star Bars -17875, Stri pes -
(ONLY) 11136
E USAF Top of ri ght wi ng 60 i nch hi gh l etters 15044
(ONLY)
F Cal l Numbers Both si des of verti cal 18 i nch hi gh numbers 17038
stabi l i zer
G Arcti c Marki ngs One i nch cl earance 12197
around al l l arge i nsi g-
ni a and l etteri ng
I Wal kway Border Top both wi ngs 2 i nches wi de 17038
H Anti -Gl are Top of fusel age i n front 37038
of cockpi t and i n for-
ward of Af t Radome
B-52 AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM (SEE NOTE 2, PAGE B-1)
FORMER SYSTEM STANDARD SYSTEM
Area Col or No. System Col or No. System
Al l exteri or areas ex- 16473 MI L-L-19537/MI L-L- 16473 MI L-C-83286
cept as speci f i ed 19538
Battery Compartment 17038 * 16473 MI L-C-83286
Landi ng Gear 17178 MI L-L-19537 17875 MI L-C-83286
Wheel Wel l s YELLOW MI L-P-8585 16473 MI L-C-83286
Fl ap Wel l s YELLOW MI L-P-8585 16473 MI L-C-83286
Radome 17038 MI L-C-7439 Cl ass I I 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
Rel i ef Tube Areas
Wal kway MI L-W-5044, Type I
Engi ne Exhaust Path
Whi te Caps as Re-
qui red
KK Lower Fusel age 17875 MI L-C-27227 17875 MI L-C-83286
APU Exhaust Paths
Heater Exhaust Path
Pl asti c Parts
B-3
TO 1-1-4
B-52 AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM (SEE NOTE 2, PAGE B-1) - Continued
OO Bottom Trai l i ng 17875 MI L-C-27227 17875 MI L-C-83286
Edge Wi ng
PP Nacel l es l ower sur- 17875 MI L-C-27227 17875 MI L-C-83286
face Except Nose
QQ Bottom Surfaces of 17875 MI L-C-27227 17875 MI L-C-83286
Hori zontal Stabi l i zer
*Pol ycl ad 1201-25 and/or 1010-7
B-4
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-1. B-52 Aircraft Marking Specification
B-5
TO 1-1-4
C-5 AI RCRAFT MARKI NG SPECI FI CATI ON (SEE FI G B-2)
Requi rement
C Nati onal Star Both si des of fusel age. 50 i nch star Background, border
15044, Stars and
D On under surface of 50 i nch star Bars - 17875, Stri ps -
ri ght wi ng and top sur- 11136
face of l ef t wi ng
E USAF Top surface of ri ght 50 i nch hi gh l etters 15044
wi ng and under surface
of l ef t wi ng
F Cal l Numbers 18 i nch hi gh numbers 17038
H Wal kway Border Top both wi ngs, fuse- 2 i nches wi de 17038
l age and hori zontal sta-
bi l i zer
Anti -Gl are 37038
I MAC Each si de VERT Fi n 12 i nch hi gh l etters 17875
C-5 AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM
Area PRESENT SYSTEM STANDARD SYSTEM
Col or No. System Col or No. System
Al l exteri or areas except as 16473 MI L-C-83286
speci f i ed
Battery Compartment 16473 MI L-C-83286
Landi ng Gear 17875 MI L-C-83286
Wheel Wel l s 17925 Ml L-C-83286
Fl ap Wel l s 16473 MI L-C-83286
Radome 34092 MI L-C-8323l , Type
I I
Rel i ef Tube Areas 16473 MI L-C-83286
Wal kways MI L-C-83286
JJ Whi te Caps as Requi red 17875 MI L-C-83286
Lower Fusel age
APU Exhaust Paths
Heater Exhaust Path
Pl asti c Parts
B-6
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-2. C-5 Aircraft Marking Specification
B-7
TO 1-1-4
A. US AI R FORCE Both si des of fusel age Letters 24 i nch hi gh 15044
B. Model Desi gnati on, Lef t si de of fusel age Letters and numbers 1 17038
Requi rement
C. Nati onal Star Both si des of fusel age, 25 i nch star Background, border
15044, Stars and Bars -
D. On under surface of 30 i nch star 17875, Stri pes - 11136
ri ght wi ng and top sur-
E. USAF Top surface of ri ght 30 i nch hi gh l etters 15044
of l ef t wi ng
F. Cal l Numbers Both si des of verti cal 16 i nch hi gh numbers 17038
stabi l i zer
G. Arcti c Marki ngs
H. Wal kway Border Top both wi ngs i n front 2 i nches wi de 17038
I . Anti -Gl are Top of fusel age i n front 37038
of cockpi t
C-9 AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM (SEE NOTE 2, PAGE B-1)
Area FORMER SYSTEM STANDARD SYSTEM
Col or Col or
Area No. System No. System
Al l exteri or areas except as 16473 MI L-L-19537 16473 MI L-C-83286
speci f i ed
Battery Compartment 16473 MI L-C-38412 16473 MI L-C-83286
Wheel Wel l s 16473 MI L-L- 19537 16473 MI L-C-83286
Fl ap Wel l s
Radome 17038 MI L-C-83231, 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
Type I I
Rel i ef Tube Areas 16473 MI L-C-38412 16473 MI L-C-83286
Wal kways MI L-W-5044, Type I
Engi ne Exhaust Path 16473 MI L-C-38412 16473 MI L-C-83286
JJ Whi te Caps as Requi red 17875 MI L-L-19537 17875 MI L-C-83286
Lower Fusel age 16473 MI L-C-83286
APU Exhaust Paths 16473 MI L-C-38412 16473 MI L-C-83286
Heater Exhaust Path 16473 MI L-C-38412 16473 MI L-C-83286
Pl asti c Parts 17038 MI LC-83231, 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
Type I I
Hori zontal Stab., Leadi ng Edge Bare Bare
Verti cal Stab., Leadi ng Edge Bare Bare
Engi ne Pods, Leadi ng Edge Bare Bare
Engi ne Pyl ons, Leadi ng Edge Bare Bare
Wi ng, Leadi ng Edge Bare Bare
B-8
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-3. C-9 Aircraft Marking Specifications
B-9
TO 1-1-4
A. Uni ted States of Centered above wi ngs Letters 6 i nch hi gh 17038
Ameri ca both si des of fusel age
Acf t S/N, Fuel Re- i nch hi gh
qui rement
C. Nati onal Star Both si des of fusel age 16 i nch star Background, border -
upper surface on l ef t 15044 Stars and bars -
hand wi ng, l ower sur- 17875 Stri pes - 11136
face on ri ght hand wi ng
D. USAF Upper surface - ri ght 20 i nch hi gh l etters 17038
hand wi ng Lower sur-
face - l ef t hand wi ng
E. Cal l numbers Both si des of verti cal 8 i nch hi gh numbers 17038
stabi l i zer
F. Arti c Marki ngs
G. Wal ki ng Border
H. Anti -Gl are Top fusel age forward of 37038
cockpi t
I nboard si de of l ef t 37038
hand/ri ght hand nacel l e
I nboard si de of l ef t 37058
hand/ri ght hand wi ng
gl areshi el d
I . Propel l er Ti ps Forward si de 4 i nches from ti p 13538
J. U.S. Fl ag Centered both si des of 13 i nches hi gh
verti cal stabi l i zer
K. Fusel age Li nes Both si des of fusel age 17038
(tapered)
Begi nni ng at FS 14,000 17043
runni ng hori zontal l y to
tai l
L. Engi ne Nacel l e Both si des of nacel l e 17038
Li nes (tapered)
Begi nni ng at approxi - 17043
matel y FS 80 runni ng
hori zontal l y to end of
nacel l e
B-10
TO 1-1-4
C-12 AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM
Al l exteri or areas ex- 17875 MI L-C-83286
cept as speci f i ed
Wheel Wel l s 17875 MI L-C-83286
Radome
Rel i ef Tube Areas
Wal kways
Whi te Caps as Re-
qui red
APU Exhaust Paths
Heater Exhaust Path
Pl asti c Parts
Ai l eron Wel l s 17875 MI L-C-83286
MM Lower Fusel age 16473 MI L-C-83286
Surface to Bl ue Col or
NN Lower Outboard 16473 MI L-C-83286
Engi ne Nacel l e
OO Forward Lower Fu- 15090 MI L-C-83286
sel age to Gray Col or
PP Mi ddl e Engi ne Na- 15090 MI L-C-83286
cel l e
B-11
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-4. C-12 Aircraft Marking Specifications
B-12
TO 1-1-4
A U. S. AI R FORCE Both si des of fusel age Letters 15 i nch 15044
hi gh
B Model Desi gna- Lef t si de of fusel age Letters and num- 17038
ti on, Acf t S/N bers 1 i nch hi gh
and fuel Requi re-
ment
C Nati onal Star Both si des of fusel age Background,
border - 15044, Stars
D On under surface of ri ght 50 i nch star and Bars - 17875,
wi ng and ti p surface of l ef t Stri pes - 11136
wi ng
E USAF Top surface of ri ght wi ng and 50 i nch hi gh l etters 15044
under surface of l ef t wi ng
F Cal l Numbers Both si des of verti cal stabi l i z- 18 i nch hi gh l etters 17038
er
G Arcti c Marki ngs One i nch cl earance around al l 12197
l arge i nsi gni a and l etteri ng
H Anti -Gl are N/A 37038
I Propel l er Cauti on On fusel age through same 3 i nches wi de Band Arrows, Danger -
Band pl ane of propel l er travel 11136 Propel l er 17875
J Propel l er Ti ps On both si des *4 i nches to ti p 33538
K Wal kway Border Top of wi ng, fusel age and sta- 2 i nches wi de 17038
bi l i zer
*NOTE: Propel l ers 15 feet and over i n di ameter requi re 6 i nch yel l ow ti p.
Al l exteri or areas except 17178 MI L-L-19537 16473 MI L-C-83286
as speci f i ed
Battery Compartment 17038 TT-L-54 16473 MI L-C-83286
Wheel Wel l s 17178 Corrogard 14 17178 *** MI L-C-83286
Fl ap Wel l s 17178 TT-P-28 16473 MI L-C-83286
Radome 17038 MI L-C-7439, Cl ass 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
I I
Rel i ef Tube Areas 17038 TT-L-54 16473 & MI L-C-83286
17038
HH Wal kways MI L-W-5044, Type MI L-W-5044, Type I I
I
Change 6 B-13
TO 1-1-4
C-130 AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM (SEE NOTE 2, PAGE B-1) - Continued
I I Engi ne Exhaust Path 17875 MI L-C-27227 16473 MI L-C-83286
JJ Whi te Caps as Re- 17875 MI L-L-19537 17875 MI L-C-83286
qui red
Lower Fusel age
APU Exhaust Paths
Heater Exhaust Path
Pl asti c Parts
OO Upper Wi ng Panel s 36231 MI L-C-38713 36231 *MI L-C-81733, Type
I I I
Pi tot Tube Support Sur- 16473 **MI L-C-83286
face
*System consi sts of 1 coat of MI L-C-81706, 1 coat of PR 1432G, 1 coat of PR 1436G, 1 coat of PR 1436AS,
MI L-C-83286 overcoat when requi red to match col or.
** 3. Al l ow PR-1432G to dry to a tack free condi ti on
1. Cl ean, corrosi on treat, and prepare pi tot tube and overcoat wi th MI L-C-83286 pol yurethane
support surface i n accordance wi th TOs 1-1-691 pai nt to a thi ckness of 2 mi l s i n accordance wi th
and 1-1-8. TO 1-1-8.
2. Appl y a coati ng of PR-1432G corrosi on i nhi b- ***
i ted pri mer, Nati onal Stock No. 8030-00-433-9032, 4. Opti onal col or No. 36622, MI L-C-83286.
to a thi ckness of 3-5 mi l s.
B-14
TO 1-1-4
B-15
TO 1-1-4
A U.S AI R FORCE Both si des of fusel age Letters 30 i nch hi gh 15044
Requi rements
C Nati onal Star Both si des of fusel age Background, border
- 15044, Stars and Bars
D On under surface of 50 i nch star -17875, Stri pes - 11136
of l ef t wi ng
stabi l i zer
cockpi t
Al l exteri or areas except as 17178 MI L-C-83151 16473 MI L-C-83286
speci f i ed
Battery Compartment 17038 MI L-C-7439, Cl ass I 16473 MI L-C-83286
Landi ng Gear 17178 17875 MI L-C-83286
Fl ap wel l s YELLOW MI L-P-8585 16473 MI L-C-83286
Radome 17038 MI L-C-7439, Cl ass 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type
I I I I
Wal kways
Engi ne Exhaust Path 16473 MI L-C-83286
Whi te Caps as Requi red 17875 MI L-C-83286
Lower Fusel age
APU Exhaust Paths 16473 MI L-C-83286
Heater Exhaust Path 16473 MI L-C-83286
Pl asti c Parts 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type
I I
NOTE: Speci al Purpose C-135 Ai rcraf t may be pai nted wi th col or No. 16473.
B-16
TO 1-1-4
B-17
TO 1-1-4
Requi rement
D On under surface of 50 i nch star and Bars - 17875,
ri ght wi ng and top sur- Stri pes - 11136
of l ef t wi ng
stabi l i zer
H Wal kway Border 2 i nches wi de 17038
Anti -Gl are N/A 37038
speci f i ed
Battery Compartment 16473 MI L-E-15936 16473 MI L-C-83286
Landi ng Gear 17875 MI L-C-27227 17875 MI L-C-83286*
Wheel Wel l s 17875 Corrogard 25 16473 MI L-C-83286
Leadi ng Edges BARE BARE 16473 MI L-C-83286
Fl ap Wel l s 17178 MI L-L-19537 16473 MI L-C-83286
Radome 17038 MI L-L-7439, Cl ass I 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type
I I
Rel i ef Tube Areas 17178 Corrogard 16473 MI L-C-83286
Wal kways MI L-W-5044 Type I
JJ Whi te Caps as Requi red 17875 MI L-L-19537 17875 MI L-C-83286
Lower Fusel age
APU Exhaust Paths
Heater Exhaust Path
Pl asti c Parts
Engi ne Ri ng Cowl BARE BARE
Li ghti ng Def l ectors BARE BARE
Doppl er Antenna Covers BARE BARE
Wi ng Ram Ai r Scoops BLACK MI L-C-83231, Type
I I
*See appl i cabl e 4S Seri es techni cal orders for appropri ate f i ni sh and/or materi al s.
B-18
TO 1-1-4
B-19
TO 1-1-4
F-4 AI RCRAFT MARKI NG SPECI FI CATI ON (SEE FI G B-8)
Requi rements
C Nati onal Star Both si des of fusel age 30 i nch star Background,
D On under surface of 45 i nch star and Bars - 17875,
ri ght wi ng and top sur- Stri pes 11136
of l ef t wi ng
stabi l i zer
H Anti Gl are Top of fusel age i n front 37038
of cockpi t
F-4 AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM (SEE NOTE 2 PAGE B-1)
Al l exteri or areas except as MI L-C-83286
speci f i ed
Landi ng GearStruts See TO 4S-1-182
Wheel Wel l s MI L-C-83286
Radome See TO l F-4C-3-1-6
Rel i ef Tube Area
Wal kways See TO I F-4C-3-1-6
Whi te Caps as Requi red
Lower Fusel age
APU Exhaust Paths
Heater Exhaust Path
Pl asti c Parts See TO 1F-4C-3-1-6
Landi ng Wheel s See TO 4W-1-61
Mai n Landi ng Gear Actua- See TO 9H2-74-3
tor
Nose Landi ng Gear Actua- See TO 4SA6-20-3
tor
* The basi c col or i s whi te, col or 17875, for al l ai rcraf t assi gned to Edwards AFB, Cal i forni a and those
ai rcraf t assi gned to the engi neeri ng department at Hi l l AFB, Utah onl y.
B-20
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-8. F-4 Aircraft Marking Specification
B-21
TO 1-1-4
F-106 AI RCRAFT MARKI NG SPECI FI CATI ON (SEE FI G B-9)
Requi rement
Border - 15044, Stars
D On under surface of 40 i nch star and Bars -17875,
ri ght wi ng and top sur- Stri pes -11136
of l ef t wi ng
stabi l i zer
of cockpi t
F-106 AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM (SEE NOTE 2, PAGE B-1)
speci f i ed
Battery Compartment MI L-C-7439 Cl ass I 16473 MI L-C-83286
Fl aps Wel l s
Radome 17038 MI L-C-7439, Cl ass I 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
Rel i ef Tube Areas
Wal kways
Lower Fusel age
Pl asti c Parts 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
B-22
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-9. F-106 Aircraft Marking Specification
B-23
TO 1-1-4
H-1 AI RCRAFT MARKI NG SPECI FI CATI ON (SEE FI G B-10)
Acf t S/N and fuel Re- i nch hi gh
qui rement
D Located on undersi de of and Bars -17875,
fusel age Stri pes -11136
E On upper surface of fu-
sel age
F Cal l Numbers Both si des of tai l boom 6 i nch hi gh numbers 17038
G Anti -Gl are Top of fusel age i n front 37038
of cockpi t
H Wal kway Border Top of fusel age 2 i nches wi de 17038
I Arcti c Marki ngs N/A 12197
J Rotor Warni ng Both si des of fusel age 2 i nch hi gh l etters See Para 6-13 and
Fi gure E-5
H-1 AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM 9SEE NOTE 2, PAGE B-1)
speci f i ed
Wheel Wel l s
Fl ap Wel l s
Radome 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
HH Wal kways MI L-W-5044, Type I
Lower Fusel age
APU Exhaust Paths
Heater Exhaust Path
Upper Fusel age 17875 MI L-L-19537 16473 MI L-C-83286
*PP Top surface of mai n ro- 34087 MI L-L-81352 37038 MI L-C-83286
tor bl ade
*QQ Bottom surface of 37038 MI L-L-81352 37038 MI L-C-83286
mai n rotor bl ade
*Tai l Rotor Bl ades 37038 MI L-C-83286
*Rotor bl ade pai nti ng at mai ntenance l evel i s l i mi ted to touch-up of mi nor repai rs.
B-24
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-10. H-1 Aircraft Marking Specification
B-25
TO 1-1-4
qui rement
border - 15044,
D Located on undersi de of Stars and Bars -
hel i copter 17875, Stri pes -11136
E On upper surface of hor- 25 i nch star
i zontal f i n
F Cal l Numbers Both si des-of fusel age 8 i nch hi gh numbers 17038
G Arcti c- Marki ngs 12197
of cockpi t
I Wal kway Border Top of fusel age and 2 i nches wi de 17038
wi ng stub
H-3 AI RCRAFT MARKI NG SPECI FI CATI ON (SEE NOTE 2, PAGE B-1)
speci f i ed
Landi ng Gear 17178 MI L-C-19537 16473 MI L-C-83286
Wheel Wel l s 17178 MI L-L-19537 16473 MI L-C-83286
Fl ap Wel l s
Radome
Rel i ef Tube Areas 17038 MI L-C-7439, Cl ass I 16473 MI L-C-83286
HH Wal kways MI L-W-5044,Type I I MI L-W-5044, Type I
or I I I as requi red.
Lower Fusel age
Mai n and Tal l Rotor Bl ades 37038 MI L-C-83286
B-26
TO 1-1-4
B-27
TO 1-1-4
H3B AI RCRAFT MARKI NG SPECI FI CATI ON (SEE FI G B-12)
A U.S. AI R FORCE Both si des of fusel age Letter 12 i nch hi gh 15044
qui rement
D Located on under si de of 30 i nch star border - 15044, Stars
hel i copter and Bars -17975,
Stri pes -11136
E On upper surface of hor- 25 i nch star
i zontal f i n
F Cal l Numbers Both si des of fusel age 9 i nch hi gh numbers 17038
G Arcti c Marki ngs 12197
of cockpi t
J Rotor Bl ades Mai n and Tai l See Para 4-8/4-9
H3B AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM (SEE NOTE 2, PAGE B-1)
speci f i ed
Wheel Wel l s 17178 MI L-L-19537 16473 MI L-C-83286
Fl ap Wel l s
Radome
Rel i ef Tube Areas 17038 MI L-C-7439, Cl ass I 16473 MI L-C-83286
Lower Fusel age
Pl asti c Parts 17038
Mai n and Tai l Rotor Bl ades 37038 MI L-C-83286
B-28
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-12. H-3B Aircraft Marking Specification
B-29
TO 1-1-4
A U.S. AI R FORCE Both si des of fusel age Letter 12 i nch hi gh 15044
qui rement
C Nati onal Star Both si des of fusel age 30 i nch star
Background,
D Located on under si de of 30 i nch star border - 15044, Stars
hel i copter and Bars 17975,
Stri pes 11136
E On upper surface of hori - 30 i nch star
zontal f i n
F Cal l Numbers Both si des of fusel age 8 i nch hi gh numbers 17038
G Arcti c Marki ngs 12197
of cockpi t
J Rotor Bl ades Mai n and Tal l See Para 4-11/4-12
K Rotor Warni ng Both si des of fusel age 2 i nch hi gh l etters See Para 6-13 and Fi g-
ure E-5
H-53 AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM (SEE NOTE 2, PAGE B-1)
speci f i ed
Fl ap Wel l s
Radome
I I Engi ne Exhaust Path 16473 MI L-C-83286
Lower Fusel age
Mai n and Tai l Rotor Bl ades 37038 MI L-C-83286
B-30
TO 1-1-4
B-31
TO 1-1-4
OV-10 AI RCRAFT MARKI NG SPECI FI CATI ON (SEE FI G B-14)
(FAC CONFI GURATI ON)
A U.S. AI R FORCE
Requi rement
E USAF Both si des of verti cal 6 i nch hi gh l etters 25044
stabi l i zer or f i n
stabi l i zer
Arcti c Marki ngs
G Wal kway Border Top of wi ng 2 i nches wi de 36440
Anti - Gl are
H Propel l er Ti p On both si des *(See note bel ow) *
I Propel l er Cauti on On fusel age through 3 i nches wi de Band Arrows Danger
Band same pl ane of propel l er 21136 Propel l er 27875
travel
OV-10 AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM (FAC CONFI GURATI ON) (SEE NOTE 2, PAGE B-1)
speci f i ed
Battery Compartment
Fl ap & Spoi l er Surfaces 21136 MI L-C-83286
Exposed onl y when Extended
Radome
Rel i ef Tube Areas
AA Wal kways MI L-W-5044, Type I
Lower Fusel age
APU Exhaust Paths
Heater Exhaust Path
Pl asti c Parts
BB Top of Wi ng, Enti re Upper 37875 MI L-C-83286
Surface (I ncl udes fusel age &
nacel l es i n Pl anform of wi ng)
*Starti ng at prop ti p, appl y a 2 coat of whi te, col or No. 17875, MI L-L-19537, NSN 8010-00-527-2507.
Fol l ow by a 4 coat of red, col or No. 11136, MI L-L-19537, NSN 8010-00-551-7932, fol l owed by a 2 coat of
whi te, col or No. 17875.
B-32
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-14. OV-10 Aircraft Marking Specification (FAC Configuration)
B-33
TO 1-1-4
T-1A AI RCRAFT MARKI NG SPECI FI CATI ON (SEE FI G B-15)
A. U.S. AI R FORCE Both si des of fusel age 11 i nch hi gh l etters 15044
B. Fusel age Separati on Both si des of fusel age 2.0 i nch wi de at nose to 15044
Li ne from nose to tai l cone, 4.4 i nch bel ow af t cabi n
begi nni ng at FS 0.0, wi ndow to 2.0 i nch wi de
tapered to 4.4 i nches at at tai l cone
af t cabi n wi ndow cen-
terl i ne, tapered to 2.0
i nches at tai l cone.
C. Nati onal Star Outboard si de of both 15 i nch star Background, border -
engi ne nacel l es 15044, Stars and
Bars - 17925, Stri pes
D. On under surface of 20 i nch star - 11136
E. USAF Top surface of ri ght 20 i nch hi gh l etters 15044
of l ef t wi ng
F. Cal l Numbers Both si des of verti cal 12 i nch hi gh numbers 17038
stabi l i zer
G. Anti -Gl are Top fusel age forward of 37038
f l i ght deck and around
f l i ght deck si de
wi ndows
H. Model Desi gnati on, Si ngl e poi nt refuel i ng Letters and numbers 15044
Acf t S/N and fuel 5/8 i nch hi gh
Requi rement
T-1A AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM
Al l exteri or areas ex- 17925 Ml L-C-83286
cept as speci f i ed
Battery Fi xture NOTE A
Landi ng Gear NOTE A
Wheel Wel l s NOTE A
Fl ap Wel l s NOTE B
Fl aps NOTE C
Radome NOTE D
Lower Fusel age
APU Exhaust Paths
Pl asti c Parts
Verti cal Stabi l i zer Ti p
El evator Heater Mat NOTE E
NOTE A: Al l exposed areas, i ncl udi ng cove areas, wi l l be pai nted Matterhorn Whi te. Part number for
topcoat i s 22-11353 manufactured by Sterl i ng Lacquer Mfg. Co. or 560-025 Whi te manufac-
tured by Pratt and Lambert Co.
NOTE B: Fl ap cove area wi l l be pai nted wi th one coat of al umi num epoxy, part number 22-11202
manufactured by Pratt and Lambert Co.
NOTE C: Porti ons of the f l ap that retract under the wi ng wi l l recei ve a gray tef l on coati ng, part
number 23T1 -100 manufactured by Crown Metro, I nc.
NOTE D: No Anti -Stati c coati ng shal l be appl i ed to radome. Cosmeti c touch-up of pri mer and topcoat
onl y i s authori zed.
NOTE E: Erosi on coati ng, bl ack conducti ve. Mi dl and Di vi si on, Dexter Corp. Hayward CA. Lami nar
X500, 8B6 CAGE Code 98795.
B-34
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-15. T-1A Aircraft Marking Specification
B-35
TO 1-1-4
T-33 AI RCRAFT MARKI NG SPECI FI CATI ON (SEE FI G B-16)
Requi rement
C Nati onal Star Both si des of fusel age 25 i nch star Background
wi ng wi ng and under
surface of l ef t wi ng
stabi l i zer
of cockpi t wi ndow and
on i nner 180 degrees of
ti p pods
I Anti -Ski d Both si des of upper 12 i nch wi de paral l el 37038
wi ng roots wi th fusel age
T-33 AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM (SEE NOTE 2, PAGE B-1)
Al l exteri or areas except as NOT PAI NTED/ 16473 MI L-C-83286
speci f i ed MI L-L-19537
Battery Compartment 17038 TT-L-54 16473 MI L-C-83286
Wheel Wel l s 34151 MI L-P-8585 16473 MI L-C-83286
Fl ap Wel l s 34151 MI L-P-8585 16473 MI L-C-83286
Wal kways 37038 MI L-W-5044, Type I
KK Lower Fusel age 16473 MI L-L-19537 16473 MI L-C-83286
PP Top Wi ng Surface 16473 MI L-L-19537 16473 MI L-C-83286
B-36
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-16. T-33 Aircraft Marking Specification
B-37
TO 1-1-4
B Model Desi gnati on, Si ngl e poi nt refuel i ng Characters 3/8 i nch 17925
Acf t S/N Fuel Characters 3/8 i nch Whi te on bl ue
Requi rement Characters 1/4 i nch
border - 15044,
D On under surface of 30 i nch star Stars and Bars -
ri ght wi ng and top 17925,
surface of l ef t wi ng Stri pes - 11136
wi ng and under sur-
stabi l i zer
H Anti -Gl are Top of fusel age i n 35044
front of cockpi t
I Wal kway Border Top of wi ngs 2 i nches wi de 15044
J Cockpi t Access Both si des of fusel age Enti re door 15044
Step Door just forward of wi ng
l eadi ng edge
STANDARD SYSTEM
Area Col or No. System
Al l exteri or areas except as speci f i ed TOP FUSELAGE MI L-C-83286
17925
BOTTOM FUSELAGE
15044
Radome
Rel i ef Tube Areas
HH Wal kways MI L-W-5044, Type I
Lower Fusel age 15044
APU Exhaust Paths
Heater Exhaust Path
Pl asti c Parts
B-38
TO 1-1-4
B-39
TO 1-1-4
B Model Desi gnati on, Si ngl e poi nt refuel i ng Characters 5/8 i nch 15044
Acf t S/N Fuel Characters 5/8 i nch Bl ue on whi te
Requi rement Characters 3/8 i nch
border - 15044,
ri ght wi ng and top 17875, Stri pes - 11136
surface of l ef t wi ng
E USAF Top surface of ri ght 22.5 i nch hi gh l etters 15044
stabi l i zer
(Not Authori zed for
ATC Ai rcraf t)
H Anti -Gl are Top of fusel age i n 37038
front of cockpi t
STANDARD SYSTEM
Area Col or No. System
Al l exteri or areas except as speci f i ed 17875 MI L-C-83286
Rel i ef Tube Areas
Wal kways
Lower Fusel age
APU Exhaust Paths
Heater Exhaust Path
Pl asti c Parts
Leadi ng Edge of Verti cal Stabi l i zer 17875 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
I nboard Ends of Verti cal Stabi l i zer 17875 MI L-C-83286
Trai l i ng Edge of Verti cal Stabi l i zer 17875 MI L-C-83286
B-40
TO 1-1-4
B-41
TO 1-1-4
B Model Desi gnati on, Lef t si de of fusel age Letters and numbers 17038
Acf t S/N and Fuel 1 i nch hi gh
Requi rement
border - 15044,
ri ght wi ng and top 17875,
surface of l ef t wi ng Stri pes - 11136
stabi l i zer rudder
I Wal kway Border Top of wi ngs and en- 2 i nches wi de 37038
gi ne
pyl ons
Al l exteri or areas except 17875 Jet Ski n No. 171-W-562/ 16473 MI L-C-83286
as speci f i ed MI L-L-19537
Battery Compartment 17875 Ever Lube 13-511 17875 MI L-C-83286
Landi ng Gear 17178 MI L-P-19537 17875 MI L-C-83286
Radome 17038 MI L-C-7439, Cl ass I I 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
Rel i ef Tube Areas
HH Wal kways 36440 MI L-W-5044 Type I 37038 MI L-W-5044, Type I I
JJ Whi te Caps as Re- 17875 MI L-C-83286
qui red
Lower Fusel age 17178 Jet Ski n No. 171-A27/ 16473 MI L-C-83286
MI L-L-19537
APU Exhaust Paths
Heater Exhaust Path
Pl asti c Parts
Verti cal Stabi l i zer Ti p 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
Note: Appl y Anti -ski d coati ng to wi thi n 2 of engi ne nacel l e.
B-42
TO 1-1-4
B-43
TO 1-1-4
T-39 ALL WHI TE AI RCRAFT MARKI NG SPECI FI CATI ON (SEE FI G B-20)
A UNI TED STATES Both si des Letters 6 i nches hi gh 15044
AI R FORCE
B Nati onal Star Centered outbd si de of 15 i nch star N/A
both engi ne nacel l es.
Nacel l e Sta. 119.4
C Cal l Numbers Both si des of verti cal 8 i nch hi gh numbers 15044
stabi l i zer rudder
D U.S. Fl ag Centered both si des of 11 i nches N/A
verti cal stabi l i zer, Sta.
59.8
E Fusel age Separati on Both si des of fusel age, 2 i nches wi de 15044
l i ne begi nni ng at Sta. 90.5
(tapered around crew
compartment wi ndow)
runni ng hori zontal l y to
tai l , 2 i nches bel ow fu-
sel age wi ndows
F Anti -Gl are Top fusel age forward of Appl y i n accordance 37038
cockpi t wi th AF Drawi ng
8123670
T-39 ALL WHI TE AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG SYSTEM (SEE NOTE 2 PAGE B-1)
Al l exteri or areas except 17875 Jet Ski n No. 171-W- 17875 MI L-C-83286
as Speci f i ed 562/MI L-L-19537
Battery Compartment 17875 Ever Lube 13-511 17875 MI L-C-83286
Landi ng Gear 17178 MI L-P-19537 17875 MI L-C-83286
Radome 17038 MI L-C-7439, Cl ass I I 17038 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
Rel i ef Tube Areas
HH Wal kways 36440 MI L-W-5044, Type I 37038 MI L-W-5044, Type I I
JJ Whi te Caps as Re- 17875 MI L-C-83286
qui red
Lower Fusel age 17178 Jet Ski n No. 171- 17875 MI L-C-83286
A27/MI L-L-19537
APU Exhaust Paths
Heater Exhaust Path
Pl asti c Parts
Verti cal Stabi l i zer Ti p 17875 MI L-C-83286
* Note: Appl y Anti -ski d coati ng to wi thi n 2of engi ne nacel l e.
B-44
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-20. T-39 All White Aircraft Marking Specification
B-45
TO 1-1-4
A. U.S. AI R FORCE Both si des of fusel age Letters 15 i nch hi gh 15044
Acf t S/N i nch hi gh
(Data Legend)
C. Nati onal Star Both si des of fusel age 27 i nch star, Back- 15044
centered and 35 i nches ground 17925
bel ow center l i ne of Stars and Bars 11136
rear two wi ndows Stri pes
On under surface of 40 i nch star wi th same
ri ght wi ng and top sur- col or scheme as 27 i nch
face of l ef t wi ng star
D. USAF Top surface of ri ght 30 i nch hi gh l etters 15044
of l ef t wi ng
E. Cal l Numbers Both si des of verti cal 8.0 i nch AF stacked 15044
stabi l i zer 2.0 i nches over an 8.0 i nch year
above and 2.5 i nches model fol l owed by 18
af t of the l ef t and ri ght i nch hi gh ai rcraf t tai l
el evator pi tot probes numbers posi ti oned
paral l el to the ground.
F. Anti -Gl are Top of fusel age i n front BAC 701
of cockpi t wrappi ng 37038
around to stati on 179
G. Fusel age Stri pe Both si des of fusel age 1 4 i nch wi de to tapered 15044
i nch bel ow wi ndows tai l
H. Di sti ncti ve Uni t Ai r- Both si des of Verti cal 30 i nches hi gh 15044
craf t I denti f i cati on Stabi l i zer
I . Command Embl em Both si des of verti cal 4 i nch wi de to tapered 15044
stabi l i zer 24.0 i nches tai l
af t of the L/E/verti cal
stab. spl i t l i ne to the
center l i ne of the em-
bl em.
B-46 Change 1
TO 1-1-4
Figure B-21. T-43A Aircraft Marking Specification
Change 1 B-47
TO 1-1-4
T-43A AI RCRAFT EXTERI OR FI NI SHI NG-SYSTEM (SEE NOTE 2, Page B-1)
Al l exteri or areas except 17925 MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285
as speci f i ed
Battery Compartment 17925 MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285
Landi ng Gear 17925 MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285
Wheel Wel l s 17925 MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285
Fl ap Wel l s 17925 MI L-C 83286/MI L-C-85285
Radome BAC 701 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
17038
Rel i ef Tube Areas 17925 MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285
Wal kways
APU Exhaust 17925 MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285
Heater Exhaust Path 17925 MI L-C-83286/MI L-C-85285
Pl asti c Parts BAC 701 MI L-C-83231, Type I I
17038
B-48 Change 1
TO 1-1-4
APPENDIX C
SPECIAL PURPOSE AIRCRAFT
MARKINGS
C-1
TO 1-1-4
Fi gure
C-1 U. S. Fl ag Marki ng............................................................................................................... C-3
C-2 RC-130 Ai rcraf t Conspi cui ty Marki ng................................................................................ C-4
C-3 C-140 Ai rcraf t Conspi cui ty Marki ng................................................................................... C-5
C-4 T-39 Ai rcraf t Conspi cui ty Marki ng..................................................................................... C-6
C-2
TO 1-1-4
Figure C-1. U. S. Flag Marking
Change 3 C-3
TO 1-1-4
Figure C-2. RC-130 Aircraft Conspicuity Marking
C-4
TO 1-1-4
Figure C-3. C-140 Aircraft Conspicuity Marking
C-5
TO 1-1-4
Figure C-4. T-39 Aircraft Conspicuity Marking
C-6
TO 1-1-4
APPENDIX D
SPECIFICATIONS - CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS
AND MARKINGS FOR USAF AIRCRAFT
D-1
TO 1-1-4
Fi gure
D-1 A-7 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern...................................................................................... D-3
D-2 ANG A-7 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern ............................................................................ D-5
D-3 B-52 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern.................................................................................... D-7
D-4 B-52 Ai rcraf t SEA Camouf l age Pattern ........................................................................... D-8
D-5 C-5 Ai rcraf t European I Camouf l age Pattern.................................................................. D-9
D-6 C-130 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern................................................................................ D-10
D-7 C-130 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern, European I ........................................................... D-11
D-8 C-130 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern For Asi a Mi nor ..................................................... D-12
D-9 AC-130 Exteri or Fi ni sh and Marki ngs, Speci al Project................................................. D-13
D-10 C-141A Ai rcraf t European I Camouf l age Pattern ......................................................... D-14
D-11 C-141B Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern, European I ........................................................ D-15
D-12 F/RF-4 Ai rcraf t Wraparound Camouf l age Pattern........................................................ D-16
D-13 F-5 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern .................................................................................... D-17
D-14 F-5 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern For Asi a Mi nor ......................................................... D-18
D-15 F-111 A/D/E/F Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern ................................................................. D-19
D-16 FB-111A Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern........................................................................... D-20
D-17 H-1F/D/N/H Ai rcraf t Standard Camouf l age Pattern .................................................... D-21
D-18 UH-1F/D/N/H Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern .................................................................. D-22
D-19 UH-1F/D/N/H Ai rcraf t European I Camouf l age Pattern .............................................. D-23
D-20 UH-1N Ai rcraf t Leopard Camouf l age Pattern............................................................ D-24
D-21 H-3 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern ................................................................................... D-25
D-22 CH-3 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern................................................................................. D-26
D-23 CH-3 Ai rcraf t European I Camouf l age Pattern............................................................. D-27
D-24 H-53 Ai rcraf t Standard Camouf l age Pattern................................................................. D-28
D-25 H-53 Ai rcraf t European I Camouf l age Pattern ............................................................. D-29
D-26 HH-53B Hel i copter Camouf l age Pattern ........................................................................ D-30
D-27 OV-10 Ai rcraf t Europe I Camouf l age Pattern ............................................................... D-31
D-28 AT-37/OA-37 Ai rcraf t Standard Camouf l age Pattern ................................................... D-33
D-29 AT-38B Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern............................................................................. D-34
D-30 T-39 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern .................................................................................. D-37
D-31 F/TF-15 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern for Ai r Superi or Bl ue ....................................... D-38
D-32 F/TF-15 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern for Hi gh and Low Ref l ectance Gray ............... D-39
D-33 A-10 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern European I ......................................................... D-41
D-34 A-10 Ai rcraf t Camouf l age Pattern for Hi gh and Low Ref l ectance Gray .................... D-43
D-35 Typi cal Di sti ncti ve Uni t Ai rcraf t I denti f i cati on Marki ngs ........................................... D-47
D-36 Typi cal Di sti ncti ve Uni t Ai rcraf t I denti f i cati on, 24 Letter Si zes ............................... D-48
D-37 Typi cal Di sti ncti ve Uni t Ai rcraf t I denti f i cati on, 36 Letter Si zes ............................... D-49
D-38 Typi cal Di sti ncti ve Ai rcraf t Seri al Number, 15 Si ze.................................................... D-50
D-39 Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes C-130 Ai rcraf t............................................ D-51
D-40 Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes UH-1F Ai rcraf t .......................................... D-52
D-41 Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes F/RF-4 Ai rcraf t .......................................... D-53
D-42 Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes F/TF-15 Ai rcraf t ........................................ D-54
D-43 Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Numbers Si zes - F-16 Ai rcraf t .......................................... D-55
D-44 Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes - A-10 Ai rcraf t ........................................... D-56
LIST OF TABLES
Tabl e Ti tl e Page
D-1 Di sti ncti ve Uni t Marki ngs, Si zes, and Locati ons, Camouf l aged Ai rcraf t .................... D-45
D-2
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-1. A-7 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern (Sheet 1 of 2)
D-3
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-1. A-7 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern (Sheet 2 of 2)
D-4
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-2. ANG A-7 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern (Sheet 1 of 2)
D-5
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-2. ANG A-7 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern (Sheet 2 of 2)
D-6
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-3. B-52 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern
D-7
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-4. B-52 Aircraft SEA Camouflage Pattern
D-8
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-5. C-5 Aircraft European I Camouflage Pattern
D-9
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-6. C-130 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern
D-10
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-7. C-130 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern, European I
D-11
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-8. C-130 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern For Asia Minor
D-12
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-9. AC-130 Exterior Finish and Markings, Special Project
D-13
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-10. C-141A European I Camouflage Pattern
D-14
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-11. C-141B Aircraft Camouflage Pattern, European I
D-15
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-12. F/ RF-4 Aircraft Wraparound Camouflage Exterior Paint Pattern
D-16
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-13. F-5 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern
D-17
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-14. F-5 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern For Asia Minor
D-18
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-15. F-111 A/ D/ E/ F Aircraft Camouflage Pattern
D-19
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-16. FB-111A Aircraft Camouflage Pattern
D-20
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-17. H-1F/ D/ N/ H Aircraft Standard Camouflage Pattern
D-21
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-18. UH-1F/ D/ N/ H Aircraft Camouflage Pattern
D-22
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-19. UH-1F/ D/ N/ H Aircraft European I Camouflage Pattern
D-23
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-20. UH-1N Aircraft Leopard Camouflage Pattern
D-24
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-21. H-3 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern
D-25
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-22. CH-3 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern
D-26
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-23. CH-3 Aircraft European I Camouflage Pattern
D-27
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-24. H-53 Aircraft Standard Camouflage Pattern
D-28
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-25. H-53 Aircraft European I Camouflage Pattern
D-29
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-26. HH-53B Helicopter Camouflage Pattern
D-30
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-27. OV-10 Aircraft Europe-I Camouflage Pattern (Sheet 1 of 2)
D-31
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-27. OV-10 Aircraft Europe-I Camouflage Pattern (Sheet 2 of 2)
D-32
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-28. A-37/ OA-37 Aircraft Standard Camouflage Pattern
D-33
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-29. AT-38B Aircraft Camouflage Pattern (Sheet 1 of 3)
D-34
TO 1-1-4
D-35
TO 1-1-4
D-36
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-30. T-39 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern
D-37
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-31. F/ TF-15 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern for Air Superior Blue
D-38
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-32. F/ TF-15 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern for High and Low Reflectance Gray (Sheet 1 of 2)
D-39
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-32. F/ TF-15 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern for High and Low Reflectance Gray (Sheet 2 of 2)
D-40
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-33. A-10 Aircraft Camouflage Patten European I (Sheet 1 of 2)
D-41
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-33. A-10 Aircraft Camouflage Patten European I (Sheet 2 of 2)
D-42
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-34. A-10 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern for High and Low Reflectance Gray (Sheet 1 of 2)
Change 6 D-43
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-34. A-10 Aircraft Camouflage Pattern for High and Low Reflectance Gray (Sheet 2 of 2)
D-44
TO 1-1-4
TABLE D-1
DI STI NCTI VE UNI T MARKI NGS, SI ZES AND LOCATI ONS, CAMOUFLAGED AI RCRAFT
(Figures D-35 through D-38 are standard size markings to be used.)
AI RCRAFT MODEL FI GURE REFERENCE
Typi cal Di sti ncti ve Uni t Ai rcraf t I denti f i cati on Marki ngs....................................................... D-35
Typi cal Di sti ncti ve Uni t Ai rcraf t I denti f i cati on, 24 Letter Si zes ........................................... D-36
Typi cal Di sti ncti ve Uni t Ai rcraf t I denti f i cati on, 36 Letter Si zes ........................................... D-37
Typi cal Di sti ncti ve Uni t Ai rcraf t Seri al Number, 15 Si ze ...................................................... D-38
Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes C-130 Ai rcraf t ....................................................... D-39
Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes UH-1F Ai rcraf t ..................................................... D-40
Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes F/RF-4 Ai rcraf t ..................................................... D-41
Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes F/TF-15 Ai rcraf t ................................................... D-42
Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes F-16 Ai rcraf t ......................................................... D-43
Di sti ncti ve Uni t and Seri al Number Si zes A-10 Ai rcraf t ......................................................... D-44
D-45
TO 1-1-4
DI STI NCTI VE UNI T AI RCRAFT I DENTI FI CATI ON MARKI NGS
IMPORTANT
THE FOLLOWI NG I NSTRUCTI ONS FOR THE APPLI CATI ON OF UNI T AI RCRAFT I DENTI FI CATI ON
MARKI NGS ON THE VERTI CAL STABLI ZERS CAN VARY SLI GHTLY. I N NO I NSTANCE WI LL
THESE MARKI NGS BE APPLI ED I N SUCH A LOCATI ON THAT WOULD I NTERFERE WI TH THE
PERFORMANCE OF ANTENNEAE OR OTHER EQUI PMENT I NSTALLED ON THE EXTERI OR SUR-
FACES OF THESE VERTI CAL STABI LI ZERS.
D-46
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-35. Typical Distinctive Unit Aircraft I dentification Markings
D-47
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-36. Typical Distinctive Unit Aircraft I dentification, 24 Letter Sizes
D-48
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-37. Typical Distinctive Unit Aircraft I dentification, 36 Letter Sizes
D-49
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-38. Typical Distinctive Aircraft Serial Number, 15 Size
D-50
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-39. Distinctive Unit and Serial Number Sizes C-130 Aircraft
D-51
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-40. Distinctive Unit and Serial Number Sizes UH-1F Aircraft
D-52
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-41. Distinctive Unit and Serial Number Sizes F/ RF-4 Aircraft
D-53
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-42. Distinctive Unit and Serial Number Sizes F/ TF-15 Aircraft
D-54
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-43. Distinctive Unit and Serial Number Sizes F-16 Aircraft
D-55
TO 1-1-4
Figure D-44. Distinctive Unit and Serial Number Sizes A-10 Aircraft
D-56
TO 1-1-4
APPENDIX E
SERVICING, GROUND HANDLING, EMERGENCY,
HAZARD WARNING MARKINGS AND
ARMAMENT PLACARD LOCATIONS
FOR AIRCRAFT
E-1
TO 1-1-4
Fi gure
E-1 Typi cal Symbol Di mensi oni ng............................................................................................ E-2
E-2 Ai rcraf t Marki ngs, Servi ci ng and Precauti oni ng ............................................................. E-3
E-3 Decal comani a-Ground Here, I nternati onal Symbol ......................................................... E-5
E-4 Marki ngs For Fi re Access Panel ........................................................................................ E-5
E-5 Hel i copter Tai l Boom Marki ngs......................................................................................... E-6
E-6 Emergency I nstructi on Marki ngs ...................................................................................... E-6
E-7 Emergency Entry Marki ngs ............................................................................................... E-7
E-8 Armament Pl acard Marki ng .............................................................................................. E-8
E-9 Armament Pl acard Locati ons............................................................................................. E-9
E-10 Propel l er Warni ng Stri pes and Si gns.............................................................................. E-10
Figure E-1. Typical Symbol Dimensioning
E-2
TO 1-1-4
Figure E-2. Aircraft Markings, Servicing and Precautioning (Sheet 1 of 2)
E-3
TO 1-1-4
Figure E-2. Aircraft Markings, Servicing and Precautioning (Sheet 2 of 2)
E-4
TO 1-1-4
Figure E-3. Decalcomania - Ground Here, I nternational Symbol
Figure E-4. Markings For Fire Access Panel
E-5
TO 1-1-4
Figure E-5. Helicopter Tail Boom Markings
Figure E-6. Emergency I nstruction Markings
E-6
TO 1-1-4
Figure E-7. Emergency Entry Markings
E-7
TO 1-1-4
Figure E-8. Armament Placard Marking
E-8
TO 1-1-4
TYPE ACFT PLACARD LOCATI ONS
A-7/7D Locate decal i mmedi atel y bel ow panel 1222-10 and to the l ef t of panel 1222-9.
Pl acement wi l l be such that the decal i s hori zontal to the ramp surface.
A-37 Locate decal on the l ef t si de of ai rcraf t between stati ons 54.00 and 78.20, wi th
the upper edge pl aced 1 i nch bel ow the strake mounti ng bracket and the ri ght
e step.
AC-130 Locate the decal 4 i nches down and 3 i nches i n from the spoi l er door on the
ri ght wheel -wel l fai ri ng, centered between the spoi l er door and the ri ght ai r
def l ector door.
AC-130U, Locate the pl acard on the l ef t si de of the ai rcraf t wi th the l eadi ng edge of the
HC-130 and pl acard 14 i nches AFT of the crew entrance door on WL 173.
MC-130
AT-33 Locate forward edge of pl acard on stati on 163.8 pl us 26.6 i nches and top of
pl acard 22 i nches bel ow cockpi t.
RF/F-4 Locate the decal on the outboard surface of the l ef t i ntake duct of panel 125L,
so as not to be covered when engi ne covers are i nstal l ed.
F-5A/B Locate pl acard on ai rcraf ts l ef t i ntake duct 1 i nch af t of l eadi ng edge of duct
and 3 i nches above upper surface of wi ng i nboard l eadi ng edge, measured at
the l ower af t corner of pl acard.
F-5E/F Locate pl acard on ai rcraf t l ef t i ntake duct centered between l eadi ng edge of
duct and l ef t posi ti on l i ght and 4 i nches above upper surface of the wi ng
i nboard of pl acard.
F-5E Locate decal on the l ef t hand si de of the ai rcraf t on door assembl y, part No.
10770-1, fusel age stati on 137.50 to 194.00: 3 1/4, i nches from ri ght hand
verti cal edge of door runni ng paral l el and 6 1/2 i nches from l ower edge of door.
F-5F Locate decal on the l ef t hand si de of the ai rcraf t, on door assembl y, part No.
18-10814-1, fusel age stati on 87.50 to 144.00: 4 i nches af t of l ef t hand verti cal
edge of the decal i n l i ne wi th the l ower hi nge l i ne of the pressure doors.
B-52 Locate decal on l ef t hand forward fusel age at stati on 315.50 to 331.50, 23 to 33
i nches bel ow WL139, measured al ong ski n contour.
UH-60A Locate pl acard on the ri ght si de personnel door, centered four i nches bel ow the
forward wi ndow.
H-3 Center decal on panel bel ow wi ndow of personnel door.
H-53 Locate decal on ri ght-hand si de of fusel age forward of personnel door, between
stati ons 162 and 182, WL120.
UH- 1N Locate decal on door post, af t of pi l ots door.
OV-10A Locate decal on the ri ght si de of ai rcraf t between fusel age stati on 4288 and
60.60, verti cal l y 2 i nches above top edge of ri ght fusel age access panel part No.
UH-1F/N Locate decal between stati on 74.25 and stati on 64.25, 18 i nches above the door
si l l .
Figure E-9. Armament Placard Locations
Change 2 E-9
TO 1-1-4
Figure E-10. Propeller Warning Stripes and Signs
E-10
TO 1-1-4
APPENDIX F
IDENTIFICATION CODES AND MARKINGS
FOR TUBING, HOSE AND PIPE FOR
AIRCRAFT
F-1
TO 1-1-4
Fi gure
F-1 Exampl es of I denti f i cati on Groups .....................................................................................F-5
F-2 Col or-coded Functi onal I denti f i cati on Tapes .....................................................................F-6
F-3 Warni ng Symbol s .................................................................................................................F-7
F-4 Opti onal Arrangement for I denti f i cati on ...........................................................................F-8
F-5 Exampl es of El ectri cal I denti f i cati on .................................................................................F-9
F-6 Tag I denti f i cati on ................................................................................................................F-9
LIST OF TABLES
Number Ti tl e Page
F-1 Functi ons and Associ ated Symbol s .....................................................................................F-4
F-1. Col ors. Col ors conformi ng to FED-STD-595 as i ndi cated bel ow shal l be used to denote functi on.
FED-STD-595
Col or Code No.
Bl ue .......................................................................................................... 15102
Green ........................................................................................................ 14187
Yel l ow....................................................................................................... 13655
Orange...................................................................................................... 12197
Red............................................................................................................ 11136
Brown ....................................................................................................... 10049
Gray.......................................................................................................... 16473
Bl ack......................................................................................................... 17038
F-2. Appl i cati on col ors. Col or codi ng shal l be based upon functi on as i ndi cated bel ow. Where more than
one col or i s requi red to i denti fy a si ngl e functi on the order of col ors i s from l ef t to ri ght, and the col ored
area shal l be composed of verti cal stri pes, of equal wi dth, of the requi red col ors (see f i gures F-2 and F-4).
Functi on Col or
Fuel .......................................................................................................... Red
Rocket Oxi di zer ....................................................................................... Green, Gray
Rocket Fuel .............................................................................................. Red, Gray
Water I njecti on ........................................................................................ Red, Gray, Ped
Lubri cati on............................................................................................... Yel l ow
Hydraul i c ................................................................................................. Bl ue, Yel l ow
Sol vent ..................................................................................................... Bl ue, Brown
Pneumati c Ai r .......................................................................................... Orange, Bl ue
I nstrument Ai r ........................................................................................ Orange, Gray
Cool ant ..................................................................................................... Bl ue
Breathi ng Oxygen ................................................................................... Green
Ai r Condi ti oni ng...................................................................................... Brown, Gray
Monopropel l ant........................................................................................ Yel l ow, Orange
Battery Acti vator ..................................................................................... Yel l ow, Gray
Rai n Repel l ents ....................................................................................... Bl ue, Gray
Vacuum .................................................................................................... Gray, Orange, Gray
Fi re Protecti on ......................................................................................... Brown
De-I ci ng.................................................................................................... Gray
F-2
TO 1-1-4
Functi on Col or
Rocket Catal yst ....................................................................................... Yel l ow, Green
Compressed Gas ...................................................................................... Orange
El ectri cal Condui t ................................................................................... Brown, Orange
I nerti ng Fl ui d .......................................................................................... Orange, Green
F-3. Desi gnati on of hazards. Hazardous materi al s or condi ti ons shal l be desi gnated i n bl ack l etters on
whi te or metal l i c (si l very or chrome) background as speci f i ed bel ow (see f i gure F-1). Where such hazards
resul t from worki ng pressure onl y, and where the pressure i s i ndi cated i n the i denti f i cati on, no further
i denti f i cati on of hazard i s necessary. Under condi ti ons warranti ng speci al care over and above that
requi red for the i denti f i ed hazard, the skul l and cross-bones symbol , i l l ustrated i n f i gure F-3 shal l be used.
F-4. Hazards. Hazards shal l be i denti f i ed i n accordance wi th above l etter si zes shal l be the same as
those used for functi on wi thi n the same i denti f i cati on group, wi th a 1/32 i nch verti cal space between words
compri si ng a set, i . e., a dual hazard, and a 1/4 i nch space between sets (or between words i f onl y a si ngl e
hazard to i ndi cated). Where tapes are used to i denti fy functi on, i denti f i cati on of hazard may be accom-
pl i shed wi th tape(s) of 1/2 i nch mi ni mum wi dth. When pai nted or appeari ng on tags or bands the hazard
shal l be the l ast word(s) i n the i denti f i cati on fol l owi ng the di recti on of f l ow arrow, i f appl i cabl e. Hazards
associ ated wi th vari ous l i ne contents shal l be i n accordance wi th pri mary and secondary warni ng desi gna-
ti ons as establ i shed i n MI L-STD-101. However, for appl i cati on under thi s techni cal manual words and
abbrevi ati ons are to be substi tuted for col ors to i denti fy speci f i c cl asses of hazards as i ndi cated under
I denti f i cati on Marki ng bel ow. To faci l i tate cross-referenci ng, MI L-STD-101 col ors appl i cabl e to al l
hazards are i ndi cated opposi te the i denti f i cati on marki ngs. Thus i t wi l l onl y be necessary to refer to the
col or shown i n tabl e I I of MI L-STD101 for a parti cul ar content, then substi tute appl i cabl e words or
abbrevi ati ons.
I DENTI FI CATI ON MI L-STD-101
CLASS OF HAZARD MARKI NG COLOR
Fl ammabl e materi al s. Al l materi al s known ordi - FLAM.............................. Yel l ow
nari l y as f l ammabl e or combusti bl es.
Toxi c and poi sonous materi al s. Al l materi al s ex- TOXI C ............................. Brown
tremel y hazardous l i fe or heal th, under normal
condi ti ons, as toxi c or poi sons.
Anaestheti cs and harmful materi al s. Al l materi - AAHM ............................. Bl ue
al s producti ve or anaestheti c vapors and al l l i q-
ui d chemi cal s and compounds hazardous to l i fe
and property but not normal l y producti ve of dan-
gerous quanti ti es of fumes or vapors.
Oxi di zi ng materi al s. Al l materi al s whi ch readi l y OXYM.............................. Green
furni sh oxygen for combusti on and f i re producers
whi ch react expl osi vel y or wi th evol uti on of heat
i n contact wi th any other materi al s.
Physi cal l y dangerous materi al s. Al l materi al s, PHDAN ........................... Gray
not dangerous i n themsel ves, whi ch are asphyxi -
ati ng i n conf i ned areas or whi ch are general l y
handl ed i n a dangerous physi cal state pressure
or temperature.
Fi re protecti on materi al s. Al l materi al s provi ded FPM................................. Red
i n pi pi ng systems or i n compressed gas cyl i nders
excl usi vel y for use i n f i re protecti on.
F-3
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Table F-1. Functions and Associated Symbols.
F-4
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Figure F-1. Examples of I dentification Groups
F-5
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Figure F-2. Color-coded Functional I dentification Tapes ( Sheet 1 of 2)
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Figure F-2. Color-coded Functional I dentification Tapes ( Sheet 2 of 2)
Figure F-3. Warning Symbols
F-7
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NOTES:
1. Letters shal l be pri nted i n bl ack, 3/32 hi gh wi th 1/32 between l i nes of a
l egend and 1/4 between a l egend and i ts repeti ti on.
2. Arrow shal l be bl ack, head 3/32 hi gh, and shaf t 1/32 wi de.
3. Arrow to have head on both ends for reversi bl e f l ow.
4. Col ors shal l conform to paragraph F-2 and Symbol s as shown i n tabl e F-1.
5. Tape shal l be a mi ni mum of 1 wi de.
Figure F-4. Optional Arrangement for I dentification
F-8
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Figure F-5. Examples of Electrical I dentification
NOTES: 1. Tag si zes shal l be compati bl e wi th the di ameter of the tubi ng.
2. Si ze of l etters for wordi ng on tag shal l be compati bl e wi th tag.
3. Arrow si ze shal l be compati bl e wi th l etters.
4. Arrow shal l have head on both ends for reversi bl e f l ow.
5. I f temperature exceeds 500
o
F or i f tags are used on LOX l i nes, remove cushi on
from cl amp and use pl ai n cl amp.
6. More than one cl amp may be used i f requi red for ri gi di ty.
Figure F-6. Tag I dentification
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