Initial Production Test of the AN/ARN-83 Automatic Direction Finding Set.

Abstract

The USAAVNTBD conducted the Initial Production Test of the AN/ARN-83 Automatic Direction Finding Set in the vicinity of Fort Rucker, Alabama, from 3 January to 23 February 1966. The ADF's were installed in a UH-1D Helicopter and a U-8D Airplane and were operated in flight for 54 hours during the tests. The general concept of this test was to verify adequacy and quality of the AN/ARN-83 by performing the same operational and flight tests on the AN/ARN-83 as those conducted on the off-the-shelf ADF. Additional tests were conducted to determine whether the deficiencies and shortcomings of the off-the-shelf equipment had been corrected. The installation characteristics were adequate and were the same as those of the previously-tested off-the-shelf equipment. The inflight performance of the AN/ARN-83 was adequate and comparable to that of the previously-tested off-the-shelf equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 1966
Accession Number
ADA031197

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  • Edward J. Dutton

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  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

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  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Antennas
  • Army Aviation
  • Automatic
  • Automatic Direction Finders
  • Direction Finders
  • Direction Finding
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Helicopters
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Beds
  • Test Equipment
  • United States

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