ANDOVER C. MK. 2 NAVIGATION AND RADIO FLIGHT TRIALS

Abstract

This report covers 59 hours flight testing of the radio and navigation equipment in three different Andover C. Mk. 2 aircraft, all of them fully furnished and equipped. It complements earlier work on a less fully furnished aircraft and includes some check tests of equipment installation modifications and operating temperatures. The main equipment items dealt with are: Decca Navigator Mk. 1 (Air) with cooling to Decca specification, G4B Gyro magnetic compass, Passenger address equipment, A.R.I. 23145/2, and Selective Calling system, A.R.I. 23097. Recommendations already made for C.A. Release are confirmed or extended, and outstanding work re-stated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 29, 1965
Accession Number
AD0396870

Entities

People

  • A. V. Russ
  • D. J. Castle

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Intakes
  • Aircrafts
  • Ambient Noise
  • Communication Equipment
  • Compasses
  • Computers
  • Cooling Fans
  • Frequency
  • Government Procurement
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Radar
  • Radar Equipment
  • Radio Equipment
  • Search Radar
  • Stations

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Software Engineering