Secret Documents #180: F-15E Guide - Sensors (Part 5)
Added 2024-03-18 10:00:09 +0000 UTCHi folks!
And now, for the last segment of the (neverending) section of the Strike Eagle's sensors: the AN/AAQ-13 Navigation Pod!
This pod contains a terrain-following radar (TFR) and a fixed thermographic camera (NAV FLIR), which provides a visual cue and input to the aircraft's flight control system, enabling it to maintain a pre-selected altitude above the terrain and avoid obstacles. This sensor displays an infrared image of the terrain in front of the aircraft, to the pilot, on a Heads-Up Display. The navigation pod enables the pilot to fly along the general contour of the terrain at high speed, using mountains, valleys and the cover of darkness to avoid detection. Let's see how powerful these tools really are and how useful they can really be.
Feel free to consult the attached pdf to see the draft.
