U.S. Navy. Via Ibiblio.org
| Wavelength |
3 cm |
| Power | 1 kW |
| Range | 5 nautical miles (9 km) on aircraft 15 nautical miles (30km) submarine 30 nautical miles (55km) on merchant ship 75 nautical miles (140km) coastline |
| Scope |
2" B scope gunsight |
| Accuracy |
3 degrees |
| Weight |
150 lbs |
| Production |
791 sets between April 1944 and
April 1945. |
Also known as AIA-1, the AN/APS-6 airborne radar was a
simplification
of AN/APS-4 (ASH) suitable
for single-seat fighters. It used
a much smaller
display, just 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter, which eliminated the need
for a radar operator and served as a radar gunsight.
The prototype was developed in September 1943, but difficulties with
the RF head head delayed production by Westinghouse until April 1944.
Almost all the sets produced during the war ended up using the ASD head.
References
Friedman
(1981)
Guerlac (1987)
Naval
Historical Center (accessed 2008-2-21)
WW2Aircraft.net
(accessed 2008-2-21)
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