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APS-6 Airborne Radar

Schematic of APS-6 radar

U.S. Navy. Via Ibiblio.org


Specifications:


Wavelength     
3 cm
Pulse width
0.5 microsecond
Pulse repetition frequency     
2000 Hz
Scan rate
30 scans per minute
Power 0.04 kW
Antenna
17" paraboloid
Range 8,000 yards (7300 meters) fighter
10,000 yards (9100 meters) bomber
15 miles (25 km) submarine
30 miles (50 km) on merchant ship
65 miles (105 km) coastline
Minimum range 120 yards (110 meters)
Scope
2" scope operating as B scope in long-range search modes, O scope in short-range search modes, and G scope in gunsight mode
Accuracy
3 degrees in search mode
0.5 degrees/25 yards (23 meters) in gunsight mode
Weight
242 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 parabolic antenna rotated at 1200 rotations per minute; in search mode, the antenna nodded while rotating to scan a spiral pattern coveringa 120 degree cone in front of the aircraft. In gunsight mode, the nodding was turned off and the antenna scanned a 15 degree cone in front of the aircraft. Search ranges could be set for 1, 5, 25, or 65 miles (1.6, 8, 40, and 105 km), and the scope mode automatically changed for each range setting: The scope operated as a B scope at the two long range search settings or as an O scope at the two shorter search ranges. The scope also provided approximate altitude information from the sea return.

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.

Early sets were produced practically by hand, and were so expensive that the night fighter version of the F4U Corsair was nearly double the cost of a conventional Corsair. The effective range proved to be closer to 2 miles than the 3 miles in the design specifications.


References

Buderi (1998)

Friedman (1981)
Guerlac (1987)

Naval Historical Center (accessed 2008-2-21)

RADTWOA (accessed 2010-5-30)

Tillman (1979)

"Westinghouse in World War 2" (1946-10; accessed 2013-2-18)

Wildenberg (accessed 2013-2-18)

WW2Aircraft.net (accessed 2008-2-21)


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