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The US Airforce 1951 Resolution Test Target
20-Sep-2002
Bertho Boman

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USAF-1951

This is a low resolution picture of the test target.

This AutoCAD drawing was created with the correct dimensions according to the standard. It can be printed either at a 1 to 1 scale or it can be scaled as required. Many other CAD programs can read AutoCAD drawing files so try it on your available system. You can select a positive or negative version while printing

It is based on the old MIL-STD-150A "Military Standard: Photographic Lenses". Revison "A" was issued 8-Jun-1961.

The file can be downloaded here. Depending on your browser and FTP settings, try both links:
ftp://vinland.com:10157/USAF-1951.dwg
ftp://vinland.com:10157/anonymous/USAF-1951.dwg


Download USAF-1951

Here is a very good link to resolution testing:
http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/resolution.html