BOOK TWO, BLOCK FIVE, MISSION SYTEMS Flashcards
SAFETY, P3C, A.RADAR
RADAR OPERATION CAN BE INDENTIFIED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WING AND TAIL LIGHTS, TOP AND BOTTOM RED ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS, AND THE TAXI LIGHTS. PERSONELL MUST REMAIN 75 FEET OR 250 FEET OR MORE FROM STATIONARY RADAR WHEN HIGH VOLTAGE IS APPLIED. HERO (HAZARD OR ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION TO ORDANANCE) ORDNANCE MUST REMAIN AT LEAST 140 FEET OR 250 FEET FROM THE RADAR ANTENNA WHEN THE RADAR IS BEING OPERATED.
SAFETY, P8A, RADAR
STANDOFF FOR PERSONNEL IS 213FT, 500 FEET FOR FUELING, AND 302 FEET FOR HERO.
AVIONICS, P3C, ELECTRO-OPTICS (EO)
EACH P3C IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE TYPE OF EO SYSTEM. THE IFRARED DETECTION SYSTEM(IRDS) IS EMPLOYED TO SEACH FOR, DETECT, INDENTIFY, AND OBTAIN INTELLIGENCE ON SURFACE TARGETS. THE SYSTEM CONVERTS IFRARED(IR) RADIATION FROM A HEAT SOURCE TO A BLACK AND WHITE TELEVISION LLIKE IMAGE. THE IRDS TOURET RETRACTS INTO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BELOW THE RADOME. WHEN LOWERED, A JOYSTICKAT THE SS-3 STATION CONTROLS THE TURRET. THE ADVANCED IMAGING MULTISPECTRAL SENSOR (AIMS) SYSTEM IS SIMILAR TO IRDS AND IS THE NEXT GENERATION TO IRDS.
AVIONICS, P3C, SASP, SINGLE ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSOR.
THE SASP SYSTEM IS THE ONLY ACOUSTIC DETECTION SYSTEM ON THE AIRCRAFT. IT IS USED TO DETECT AND CLASSIFY SUBMERGED SUBMARINES. IT ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY RECIEVING INFORMATION FROM DEPLOYED SONOBUOYS AND DISPLAYING IT TO THE TWO ACOUSTIC OPERATORS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. VIDEO AND SONO AUDIO (ACTIVE/PASSIVE AND DIRECTIONAL) ARE PROVIDED TO BOTH OPERATORS.
AVIONICS, P3C, MAD, MAGNETIC ANOMALY DETECTION
DETECTS SUBMARINES BY MEASURING CHANGES IN THE EARTHS MAGNETIC FIELD CAUSED BY THE METAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUBMARINES BODY. THE DETECTED ANOMALIES ARE REGISTERED ON A PAPER RECORDER LOCATED AT THE S3 STATION. THIS SENSOR IS MAINLY UTILIZED TO “PINPOINT” SUBMARINE LOCATION, AND IS OFTEN THE PREFERRED INDICATION FOR WHEN TO ATTACK. THE MAD BOOM EXTENDS FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT.
AVIONICS, P3C, ESM, ELECTRONIC SUPPORT MEASURES
THE ESM SET DETECTS AND ANALYZES RADAR SIGNALS AND MEASURES THE RELATIVE BEARING OF AN INTERCEPTED RADAR SIGNAL. THE BEARING LINES TO THE RADAR SOURCE CAN BE DISPLAYED ONT EH SS3 AND TACCO MPD’S(MULTIPURPOSE DISPLAY). BASED ON THE PARAMETERS OF THE INTEGRATED RADAR SIGNAL, THE ELECTRONIC WARFARE OPERATOR(SS-3) CAN IDENTIFY THE CATEGORY OR RADAR (SEARCH, FIRE CONTROL, NAVIGATION, ETC) AND IN MANY INSTANCES, THE OPERATOR CAN INDETIFY THE CLASS OF SHIP OR AIRCRAFT EMITTING THE RADAR SIGNAL. ESM IS A PASSIVE SYSTEM MEANING IT DOES NOT EMIT ANY SIGNAL THAT CAN BE DETECTED BY THE ENEMY.
AVIONICS, P3C, OPTI, ON-TOP POSITION INDICATOR
THE OPTI RECIEVER CONTROL PANEL, LOCATED ON THE CENTER PEDESTAL OF THE FLIGHT STATION, ENABLES THE RECEIVER TO PROVIDE BEARING TO A SELECTED SONOBUOY.
AVIONICS, P3C, DPS, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
PROVIDES AN INTERFACE BETWEEN THE NAVIGATION, SEARCH SYSTEMS, ORDNANCE CONTROL AND RELEASE SYSTEM, DISPLAY SYSTEMS, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. DISPLAY DEVICES ARE PROVIDED AT THE DECISION-MAKING TACTICAL STATIONS TO MONITOR AND OBSERVE THE COLLECTED ASW DATA.
INSTRUMENTATION AND DISPLAY, P3C,OVERVIEW
THE DISPLAY SYSTEM USED TO NAVIGATE AND MAINTAIN THE ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT ARE THE HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR (HSI) OR ELECTRONIC HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR (EHSI), FLIGHT DIRECTORY INDICATOR(FDI) OR ELECTRONIC FLIGHT DIERECTORY INDICATOR, VERTICAL GYROSCOPE OR WET COMPASS.
INSTRUMENTATION AND DISPLAYS, P3C, FDS
FLIGHT DIRECTOR SYSTEM, IS AN NAVAIGATIONAL AND ATTITUDE AID TO THE PILOT THAT PROVIDES HIM WITH VISUAL CUES (2 DISPLAYSIN FLIGHT STATION-TWO HSIs AND TWO FDIs) AND COMMANDS NECESSARY TO FLY THE PRESCRIBED PATTEREN PF APPROACH. THE FDS RECEIVES INPUT DATA FROM THE NAVIGATIONAL AND TACTCAL SYSTEMS, PROCESSES THE DATA, AND DISPLAYS CONTINUOUS ROLL (AND IN ONE CASE PITCH)COMMANDS TO THE FLIGHT STATION.
