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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: VOR on May 20, 2004, 10:29:34 AM

Title: New toy at work
Post by: VOR on May 20, 2004, 10:29:34 AM

This thing is leaps and bounds ahead of the AN/TPN 71B  system we have used since the 50's, and long overdue!

http://www.raytheon.com/products/atnavics/

Will be running our first radar approaches with it today!



:cool:

Title: New toy at work
Post by: AKIron on May 20, 2004, 10:35:26 AM

I see only one dish and it looks like it's the ASR. Though there does appear to be a separate feedhorn in front, hard to tell from the small pic. Will this system provide both ASR and PAR simultaneously?

Title: New toy at work
Post by: VOR on May 20, 2004, 10:37:36 AM

Yes, simultaneous ASR and PAR. The PAR antenna is actually the large backwards L-shaped thingy on the back of the sensor vehicle. The IFF antenna is the small one on top of the ASR.

Title: New toy at work
Post by: AKIron on May 20, 2004, 10:43:11 AM

I maintained a Raytheon system while in the AF, GPN-22 PAR. Always liked it, have fun. :)

Title: New toy at work
Post by: DiabloTX on May 20, 2004, 11:04:38 AM

That thang got a hemi?

:D

Title: New toy at work
Post by: VOR on May 20, 2004, 11:19:38 AM

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That thang got a hemi?

Perhaps..but MY sensor equipment is always fully alert.

:D

Title: New toy at work
Post by: VOR on May 20, 2004, 11:46:16 PM

Success!!!!!!

:cool:

Title: New toy at work
Post by: gunnss on May 21, 2004, 12:37:17 AM

nice toy.....
when you get out check with the FAA, I work on sutff like that for fixed base work, actually you should put in your app about a year before you get out  If you need help drop a message to me, the jos link is here.....
http://jobs.faa.gov/Allfaajobs.htm
You are looking for AF  "FV-2101" for tech jobs Air traffic uses a diffrent code but it should be in the job title.

Gunns