OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION DOPPLER NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR F-100 (RYANAV 4 DOPPLER)

Abstract

The capability of a prototype RYANAV IV Doppler Radar to provide accurate inputs to the AN/ASN-25 Computer and the BANDS Pictorial Display was evaluated at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during the period 1 August 1962 to 1 February 1963. The system was installed in an F-100F aircraft with the doppler radar mounted in an external fuel tank. The RYANAV IV Doppler Radar was very accurate but the full potential of the system is limited by the inaccurate heading reference system presently installed in the F-100 aircraft. The altitude and attitude capability of the system is more than adequate for normal tactical fighter navigational maneuvering. A navigation system having performance characteristics of the type tested would greatly improve the operational capability of tactical strike aircraft, particularly in marginal weather or at night.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0404586

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Doppler Navigation
  • Doppler Radar
  • Doppler Systems
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Navigation
  • Navigation Computers
  • Radar
  • Radio Ranges (Transmitters)
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.