by Lee Cloer | Mar 13, 2020 | General Interest
As a bad storm moves across the Midwest landscape, a team of meteorologists study the weather’s behavior and make quick predictions. The information they gather on the approaching thunderhead prepares the community for rain as well as alerts them to any potential...
by Lee Cloer | May 15, 2019 | Ask an Engineer, General Interest, Video, Watts Relevant |
What does a generic radar signal chain look like? What are the considerations that come into play?Watch the video below.Previously, we have talked about technical basics such as Noise Figure, Phase Noise, Antennas, and other topics. What does a larger system design...
by Lee Cloer | Oct 24, 2018 | General Interest
In the Beginning – WWII During WWII, both the British and Germans were able to capture each other’s aircraft by various means. Both sides would use these captured aircraft to train their own pilots on the weakness and strengths of the platforms they would...
by Lee Cloer | May 30, 2017 | Repair and Engineering, General Interest |
When visibility is low, cloudy, dark, or you are flying over open waters at night, it is very difficult and sometimes impossible to see the horizon or to know where you are in the sky. Without instruments, the pilot is essentially flying blindly through the sky. In...
by Lee Cloer | Oct 7, 2016 | Jet Fridays, Video |
Today we take a different angle for Jet Friday. In this issue, we will talk about one of the most important components to a jet fighter, its RADAR. Nearly every aircraft utilizes RADAR, and for reasons beyond just the targeting of aircraft. In the video below, James...