Sensors

Question 1

What sensors might be expected on an operational close air support aircraft

Answer 1

Night vision goggles
Low light television
Synthetic aperture radar
Advanced targeting pods

Question 2

What kind of capabilities has a advanced targeting pod?

Answer 2

CCD camera (daytime)
IR camera
Laser designator
IR pointer
Full motion video down link

Question 3

What are some limitation with night vision goggles?

Answer 3

It is useless 30 minutes, pre-Dawn and post dusk
Low resolution at best

Question 4

What is a low light television?

Answer 4

NVG sensor that amplifies ambient light
Unlike NVG you can zoom in, but still low resolution

Question 5

What are the capabilities of a CCD camera?

Answer 5

Black and white picture
Daytime use only
2 to 4 field of view optical zoom
2 to 4 zoom level digital zoom

Question 6

What are the capabilities of an IR camera?

Answer 6

Detect differences in temperature
Black-and-white picture
Black hot/white hot
Daytime and nighttime use
Field of view/zoom as CCD camera
Very limited use during thermal crossover

Question 7

What is a laser spot tracker?

Answer 7

A device that looks for reflected laser energy in conjunction with the laser target designator

Allows us or third-party to mark a target with laser target designator

Question 8

What are the advantages in using an IR pointer?

Answer 8

It’s covert can only be seen through NVG
Useful for marking