by Lee Cloer | Apr 16, 2018 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering |
An aircraft cockpit instruments include altimeters that show the aircraft’s altitude above sea-level, indicators that provide airspeed and attitude (artificial horizon) that display the plane’s relation to the horizon, and an attitude indicator that lets a pilot know...
by Lee Cloer | Feb 22, 2018 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering |
A fighter pilot is flying their jet on a routine patrol over a canopy of a tropical forest. There has not been a report of enemy aircraft operating in his area of operations in over a month. Suddenly, an alert pops up with a blip on a screen alerting him to a mobile...
by Lee Cloer | Feb 20, 2018 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering, Video |
The CH-53 Sea Stallion has served the U.S. military as its heavy-lift helicopter since 1966. Through the last five decades, it has seen many upgrades to its carrying ability and performance. The CH-53 has transported personnel and carried heavy cargo from Vietnam...
by Lee Cloer | Feb 9, 2018 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering |
Control the Skies Using Electronic Warfare A mission package of two EF-18 Growlers and an EA-6B Prowler are preparing to launch from the USS Ronald Reagan. Their intended target is a mobile radar site used to detect aircraft and direct a surface-to-air missile (SAM)...
by Lee Cloer | Dec 18, 2017 | General Interest, Repair and Engineering, Video |
A radar detects an aircraft by sending out a high-frequency radio wave and then measuring the time it returns to understand the distance and direction to a target. If you have a slotted planar antenna like the APG-66/68 or the APQ-159, the HF radio wave is directed to...
