TM 1-1500-345-23 (2015) Painting Marking of Army Aircraft.pdf

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TECHNICAL MANUAL

PAINTING AND MARKING OF ARMY AIRCRAFT

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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

7 JULY 2015

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An operating procedure or practice which, if not correctly followed, may result in personnel injury or loss of life.

An operating procedure or practice which, if not strictly observed, may result in damage or destruc-tion of equipment, or loss of mission effectiveness.

NOTE

An operating or maintenance procedure, condition, or statement which must be highlighted.

Prior to starting pointing operations, review Preventative Medicine/Industrial Hygiene procedures.

PRECAUTIONARY DATA

Personnel performing instructions involving operations, procedures, and practices which are included or implied in this Technial Manual shall observe the following instructions. Disregard of these warnings and precautionary information can cause serious injury, death or an aborted mission.

USING SOLVENT/PAINTS

Standard precautions such as fire prevention and adequate ventilation shall be exercised when using solvents or applying primer and coating.

ELECTRICAL WIRING

Disconnect all electrical wiring before removing any part of aircraft.

ACETONE, ASTM-D329

Acetone is extremely flammable and toxic to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract. Wear protective gloves and gog-gles/face shield. Avoid repeated or prolonged contact. Use only in well ventilated areas (or use approved respirator as determined by local safety/industrial hygiene personnel). Keep away from open flames, sparks, hot surfaces, or other sources of ignition. Failure to observe these precautions can result in serious injury or systemic poisoning of personnel.

METHYL PROPYL KETONE (MPK)

Methyl Propyl Ketone (MPK) is extremely flammable and toxic to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract. Wear protective gloves and goggles/face shield. Avoid repeated or prolonged contact. Use only in well ventilated areas (or use approved respirator as determined by local safety/industrial hygiene personnel). Keep away from open flames, sparks, hot surfaces, or other sources of ignition. Failure to observe these precautions can result in serious injury or systemic poisoning of personnel.

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ARMOATIC NAPTHA, TT-N-97

Aromatic Naptha is extremely flammable and toxic to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract. Wear protective gloves and goggles/face shield. Avoid repeated or prolonged contact. Use only in well ventilated areas (or use approved respira-tor as determined by local safety/industrial hygiene personnel). Keep away from open flames, sparks, hot surfaces, or other sources of ignition. Failure to observe these precautions can result in serious injury or systemic poisoning of personnel.

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TECHNICAL MANUAL HEADQUARTERS

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

No. 1-1500-345-23 WASHINGTON, D.C., 7 July 2015

PAINTING AND MARKING OF ARMY AIRCRAFT

REPORTING ERRORS AND RECOMMENDING IMPROVEMENTS

You can improve this manual. If you find any mistakes or if you know of a way to improve these procedures, please let us know. Mail your letter or DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms), located in the back of this manual, directly to: Commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, ATTN: AMSAM-MSS-LP, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000. A reply will be furnished to you. You may also send in your comments electronically to our E-mail address: 2028@redstone.army.mil or by fax 256-842-6546/DSN 788-6546. For the World Wide Web use: https://amcom2028.redstone.army.mil. Instructions for sending an electronic 2028 may be found at the back of this manual immediately preceding the hard copy 2028.

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CHAPTER 1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Section I PURPOSE AND SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Section II RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Section III QUALITY CONTROL PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Section IV AUTHORIZED PAINT SCHEMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

CHAPTER 2 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Section I GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Section II INSPECTION PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

CHAPTER 3 SURFACE PREPARATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Section I GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Section II PAINT REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Section III SANDING FOR TOUCH-UP AND TOPCOATING SURFACE PREPARATION . . . . . . . 3-5 Section IV CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Section V METAL CONDITIONING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Section VI SURFACE SEALING AND MATING/FAYING SURFACES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

CHAPTER 4 PAINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Section I GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Section II STANDARD AIRCRAFT COATING SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 Section III EXTERIOR PAINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26 Section IV INTERIOR PAINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29 Section V TOUCH-UP PAINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Section VI PROPELLER ASSEMBLIES AND ROTOR BLADES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34 Section VII AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR LANDING GEAR AND WHEELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

CHAPTER 5 LETTERING AND MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Section I LETTERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Section II WARNING STRIPES AND SIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Section III RADIO CALL NUMBERS AND PREFIXES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Section IV SERIAL NUMBER, FUEL SPECIFICATION, AND PAINT SYSTEM INFORMATION . . 5-4 Section V MARKINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Section VI MEDICAL INSIGNIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Section VII COMMAND AND ORGANIZATIONAL INSIGNIA AND NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Section VIII MARKINGS FOR EMERGENCY ENTRY OR EXIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Section IX MISCELLANEOUS MARKINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

CHAPTER 6 H-64 PLATFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Section I GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Section II AH-64D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 Section III AH-64E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-63

* This publication supersedes TM 55-1500-345-23, dated 12 June 1986, including all changes.

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CHAPTER 7 H-60 PLATFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 Section I GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 Section II UH-60L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17 Section III HH-60L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63 Section IV UH-60M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-101 Section V HH-60M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-137

CHAPTER 8 H-58 PLATFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 Section I GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 Section II OH-58A/C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7 Section III OH-58D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

CHAPTER 9 H-47 PLATFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1 Section I GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1 Section II H-47D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6 Section III H-47F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70

CHAPTER 10 C-12 PLATFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 Section I GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 Section II C-12 VIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8 Section III C-12 TACTICAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33 Section IV RC-12 X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-58

CHAPTER 11 C-26 PLATFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 Section I GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 Section II C-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8

CHAPTER 12 UC-35 PLATFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1 Section I GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1 Section II UC-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-8

APPENDIX A APPENDIX A REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 APPENDIX B TOOLS LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 APPENDIX C EXPENDABLE SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

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1-1 CARC System Identifier Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 3-1 Feather Sanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 4-1 Dew Point Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 4-2 Correct and Incorrect Methods of Spraying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 4-3 Fifty Percent Overlap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 4-4 Setting Spray Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 4-5 Coating Defects, Possible Causes, and Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11 5-1 U.S. Army Identification Lettering (Typical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 5-2 Hearing Protection Stencil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 5-3 Example CARC System Identifier Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 5-4 Typical Compartment Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 6-1 Station, Water, and Butt Line Locations of H-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 6-2 Left Hand Side of H-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 6-3 Right Hand Side of H-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 6-4 Top Side of H-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 6-5 Bottom Side of H-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 6-6 Paint Thickness Data Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 6-7 AH-64D Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11 6-8 AH-64E Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64 ii Change 1

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7-1 Station, Water, and Butt Line Locations of H-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 7-2 Left Hand Side of H-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 7-3 Right Hand Side of H-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 7-4 Top Side of H-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 7-5 Bottom Side of H-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 7-6 Paint Thickness Data Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 7-7 H-60 Main Rotor Hub Assy Marking Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8 7-8 H-60 Main Rotor Hub Pitch Control Rod Color Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9 7-9 H-60 Main Rotor Swashplate Marking Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10 7-10 H-60 Tail Rotor Hub Assy Marking Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 7-11 Non-Skid Coating Locations for H-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 7-12 Non-Skid Coating Cabin Floor Application for H-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 7-13 Exterior Emergency Exit Markings For Cargo Doors UH-60L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15 7-14 Tail Gear Shock Strut of UH-60L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

7-14.1 Crashworthy External Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18 7-15 UH-60L Markings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18.2 7-16 Army Medical Cross of HH-60L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63 7-17 HH-60L Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-64 7-18 UH-60M Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-102 7-19 Army Medical Cross of HH-60M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-137 7-20 HH-60M Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-138 8-1 Station, Water, and Butt Line Locations of H-58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 8-2 Left Hand Side of H-58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 8-3 Right Hand Side of H-58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 8-4 Top Side of H-58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 8-5 Paint Thickness Data Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 8-6 OH-58A/C Markings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7 8-7 OH-58D Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21 9-1 Station, Water, and Butt Line Locations of H-47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1 9-2 Left Hand Side of H-47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 9-3 Right Hand Side of H-47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 9-4 Top Side of H-47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 9-5 Bottom Side of H-47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 9-6 Paint Thickness Data Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 9-7 Specialty Coating Locations (View Looking Down) of CH-47D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8 9-8 Corrosion Preventative Coating Location of CH-47D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 9-9 CH-47D Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11 9-10 Specialty Coating Locations (View Looking Down) of CH-47F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-72 9-11 Corrosion Preventative Coating Location of CH-47F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-74 9-12 CH-47F Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-75 10-1 Station, Water, and Butt Line Locations of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 10-2 Left Hand Side of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 10-3 Right Hand Side of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 10-4 Top Side of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4 10-5 Bottom Side of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5 10-6 Paint Thickness Data Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6 10-7 VIP Paint Scheme (Left Side) of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10 10-8 VIP Paint Scheme (Right Side) of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10 10-9 VIP Paint Scheme (Top Side) of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 10-10 VIP Paint Scheme (Bottom Side) of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12 10-11 C-12 VIP Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14 10-12 Tactical Paint Scheme (Left Side) of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34 10-13 Tactical Paint Scheme (Right Side) of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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10-14 Tactical Paint Scheme (Top Side) of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36 10-15 Tactical Paint Scheme (Bottom Side) of C-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37 10-16 C-12 Tactical Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39 10-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40 10-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41 10-17 Left Side of RC-12X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-59 10-18 Right Side of RC-12X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-60 10-19 Top Side of RC-12X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-61 10-20 Bottom Side of RC-12X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62 10-21 RC-12X Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-64 11-1 Station, Water, and Butt Line Locations of the C-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 11-2 Left Hand Side of C-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3 11-3 Right Hand Side of C-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3 11-4 Top Side of C-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4 11-5 Bottom Side of C-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5 11-6 Paint Thickness Data Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6 11-7 C-26 Paint Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9 11-8 C-26 Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10 12-1 Station, Water, and Butt Line Locations of UC-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1 12-2 Left Hand Side of UC-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3 12-3 Right Hand Side of UC-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3 12-4 Top Side of UC-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4 12-5 Bottom Side of UC-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5 12-6 Paint Thickness Data Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6 12-7 UC-35 Paint Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-9 12-8 UC-35 Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-10

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2-1 Coating Application Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 2-2 Cured Coating Flaws and Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 3-1 Approved Wipe Solvents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 4-1 Occupational Health Protection Requirements for Paint Spray Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 4-2 High Pressure or HVLP Paint Gun Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 4-3 Spray Coating Troubles, Possible Causes, and Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 4-4 Spray Coating Troubles, Possible Causes, and Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17 5-1 NATO Symbol Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 6-1 AH-64D Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26 6-2 AH-64D Panel Numbers/Locators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50 6-3 AH-64E Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-79 6-4 AH-64E Panel Numbers/Locators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-103 7-1 UH-60L Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28 7-2 HH-60L Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-75 7-3 UH-60M Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-113 7-4 HH-60M Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-149 8-1 OH-58A/C Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10 8-2 OH-58D Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24 9-1 CH-47D Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22 9-2 CH-47F Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-83 10-1 C-12 VIP Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19 iv

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10-2 C-12 Tactical Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44 10-3 RC-12X Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-69 11-1 C-26 Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-15 12-1 UC-35 Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-16

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CHAPTER 1

GENERAL

SECTION I PURPOSE AND SCOPE

1-1. PURPOSE. This manual provides instructions and procedures for the painting and marking of all Army air-craft, including standard approved materials, inspection criteria, application and maintenance of coatings, finishing materials, special purpose coatings and markings, insignia, and identification markings.

1-2. SCOPE. The paint schemes and materials prescribed by this Technical Manual (TM) shall be mandatory for all Army aircraft whether assigned for active service or storage. This TM is applicable to all Army Reserve National Guard and major Army field commands.

1-3. RESTRICTIONS. Satisfactory protective coatings applied prior to the issuance of this TM shall not be al-tered solely for the purpose of conformity to current painting and marking requirements. Complete painting shall be accomplished only when the existing finish has been determined to be obsolete, threatens survivability, or is deteri-orated to the extent that it fails to protect the underlying surfaces in accordance with Chapter 2 of this TM, and when inducted into Sustainment Maintenance programs.

1-4. DEVIATIONS. Deviations from the provisions of this TM shall be approved by Department of the Army. Re-quest for deviation or change shall be supported by justification (such as safety, mission requirement, cost) and forwarded to appropriate PM. Wherever the instructions in this TM conflict with the instructions in the publications referenced in this manual, the instructions in this TM will be followed.

SECTION II RESPONSIBILITIES

1-5. FIELD MAINTENANCE. Field Maintenance is limited to performing maintenance according to the Mainte-nance Allocation Chart (MAC) for that airframe. Field Maintenance is responsible for touch-up and repair painting of aircraft surfaces.

a. Touch-up Painting. Touch-up painting is defined as the incidental application of coatings to cover minor imperfections or damage to the coating system in a limited area less than 1.50 X 1.50 feet total adjoining sections.

Touch-up painting may be conducted inside a hangar/paint booth, or outside on the flight line. Only approved Chem-ical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) materials shall be applied using qualified touch-up kits, brushes, or rollers in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. For procedures, see Chapter 4.

b. Repair Painting. Repair painting may be done at field sustainment activities where Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliant facilities are approved and available. Repair painting is defined as the restoration of an existing coating system to an area equal to or less than 50% of the airframe. Repair painting includes the partial or complete removal of noncompliant coatings and the replacement of coatings as needed to complete the CARC system. Repair painting includes restoration of improper paint application, physical/environ-mental damage to coatings, and total topcoat. Total top-coating involves scuff sanding, repair of primer as needed, and application of topcoat to the entire airframe. For all repairs, no area should exceed 8.00 mils in complete coating thickness. Repair painting is conducted in an approved paint facility using only approved materials. Application of topcoat and primer is by spray. For exterior painting and interior painting procedures, see Chapter 4. Repair painting shall only be done if equipment and facilities indicated in Chapter 4 are available.

c. Aircraft Components. Airframe assemblies and components received in primed condition shall be scuff sanded and primer tie-coat to 0.20 - 0.40 mils DFT to improve the adhesion of the topcoat. The final coat shall match interrelated surfaces as closely as possible. Internal airframe components within crewstations shall be painted with an approved CARC topcoat as identified in MIL-DTL-53072. Internal airframe components located in, or adjacent to, cargo compartments shall be painted with an approved CARC topcoat as identified in MIL-DTL-53072. Internally installed components shall be touched-up or repair painted using MIL-PRF-22750 or CARC topcoats as specified in

MIL-DTL-53072.

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1-6. SUSTAINMENT MAINTENANCE. Sustainment maintenance support is divided and primarily performed by three separate entities: the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and their Contract Field Services Represen-tatives (CFSRs); Army depots, located at fixed bases in the Continental United States (CONUS); and by the National Maintenance (NM) Sources of Repair (SORs) which are responsible for the complete painting of the aircraft.

Complete Painting. Complete painting of an airframe is defined as the total removal of existing coatings to substrate and replacement of the complete CARC system including pretreatment, primer, and topcoat. Complete painting is conducted in accordance with all jurisdictional safety, health and environmental regulations in an approved paint facility using only approved materials as specified in MIL-DTL-53072. Application of topcoat and primer is by spray. For application procedures, see Chapter 4.

1-7. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION. The aircraft marking provisions of this TM shall be subject to inter-national standardization agreement (NATO STANAG 3109 and NATO STANAG 3230). When amendments, revi-sions, or cancellation of this TM are proposed, the department custodians will inform their respective standardization offices so that appropriate action may be taken respecting the international agreement concerned.

SECTION III QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

1-8. GENERAL. The painting activity will provide an internal quality control plan which is to be approved by the government authority responsible for coating operations at the activity. This plan shall follow the application control requirements detailed in MIL-DTL-53072. The plan will include the inspections and measurements necessary to ensure the correct CARC application steps of cleaning, pretreating, priming, and top-coating. The plan will also include the storage conditions for coating materials (paragraph 4-2) and detailed inspection procedures, (paragraph 4-16). Any deviations or modifications to the requirements of MIL-DTL-53072 must be approved by the cognizant authority of the Program Office responsible for the Model/Design/Series (MDS).

SECTION IV AUTHORIZED PAINT SCHEMES

1-9. GENERAL. Complete painting shall be accomplished only when the existing finish has been determined to be obsolete, threatens survivability, deteriorated to the extent that it fails to protect the underlying surfaces in accordance with Chapter 2 of this TM, or when inducted into Sustainment Maintenance programs. The aircraft shall otherwise be maintained in their existing paint scheme by touch-up or repair painting to prevent corrosion and deterioration.

All aircraft that have been painted in accordance with MIL-DTL-53072 shall be marked with the CARC System Iden-tifier Symbol as indicated in Figure 1-1. In addition to the date, the painting facility and the specifications for the pretreatment, primer, and topcoat components of the CARC system shall be indicated. See Figure 5-3. The symbol shall be on the left side of the airframe. Aircraft components with insufficient surface to apply the symbol externally will be marked on the surface of the component that would not normally be visible from outside the aircraft. The symbol lettering will be 1/4 inch in a contrasting color.

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Figure 1-1. CARC System Identifier Symbol

1-10. TACTICAL AIRCRAFT PAINTING.

a. All Table(s) of Organization and Equipment/Modified Table(s) of Organization and Equipment (TOE/MTOE) aircraft shall be painted to the tactical paint scheme conforming to MIL-DTL-53072 CARC coating systems on which lusterless markings have been added.

b. Army helicopters shall be painted with CARC coating system conforming to MIL-DTL-53072. The appropri-ate color and scheme is based on the MDS and will be applied during Sustainment Maintenance activities.

c. For Fixed Wing aircraft, see Chapters 10 through 12.

NOTE

Tactical aircraft are those which will be or are deployed in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) environme