Evaluation of First Articles of Production Radio Receiving Set AN/ARN- 18
Abstract
Crosley Division, AVCO Manufacturing Corp.; Emerson Radio and Television Corp.; and Pacific Mercury Television Corp. were simultaneously awarded contracts to develop and produce Radio Receiving Sets AN/ARN-18 (Glide Slope Receiver) in accordance with Military Specification MIL-R-6201 dated 31 August 1950. MIL-R-6201 was written so as to combine the better features of development 20-channel glide slope receivers designed by Collins Radio Co. and Federal Telephone and Radio Corp. The Receiver was developed jointly by the three contractors who pooled their engineering facilities and performed most of the work at the Crosley Division plant. Six First Articles of production were built at Crosley and submitted for tests and approval. The results of the tests conducted on these First Articles indicated that the receivers failed to meet some of the requirements of Spec. MIL-R-6201. However, this receiver represented an improvement over the development models AN/ARN-18(XA-1) and AN/ARN-18(XA-2), and a considerable improvement over the Air Force Standard, Radio Receiving Equipment AN/ARN-5( ). In the opinion of the WADC project engineers, the design was as good as the current state of the art would permit. Therefore, during the pilot runs, which had their inception in August 1951, production approval was granted to all three contractors.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1952
- Accession Number
- ADA075861
Entities
People
- Bernard H. Dell
Organizations
- Wright Laboratory