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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
Radar operation can be identified by the illumination of what lights? |
wing and tail lights,
top and bottom red anti-collision lights, the taxi lights |
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
Personnel must remain___ feet (AN/APS-115) or ____ feet (AN/APS-137 and APG 66) or more from stationary radar when high voltage is applied |
75, 250
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
HERO (Hazard of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance) ordnance must remain at least ____ feet (AN/APS-115) or ____ feet (AN/APS-137 and APG 66) from the radar antenna when the radar is being operated |
140, 250
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
Each P-3C is equipped with one type of Electro-Optics (EO) what are the types? |
Infrared Detection System (IRDS)
Advanced Imaging Multispectral Sensor (AIMS) |
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What does the Single Advanced Signal Processer (SASP) do? |
It is used to detect and classify submerged submarines
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
How does SASP work? |
It receives information from deployed sonobuoys and displaying it to the two acoustic operators (SS1 and SS2) aboard the aircraft to track subs.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What is MAD- (Magnetic Anomaly Detection) used for and how does it work? |
Detects submarines by measuring changes (anomalies) in the Earth’s magnetic field.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What does ESM (Electronic Support Measures) do? |
Detects and analyzes radar signals and measures the relative bearing (direction) of an intercepted radar signals.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
OTPI (On-Top Position Indicator) enables the receiver to provide bearing to a selected _______. |
Sonobuoys
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
The DPS (Data Processing System) provides an interface for what 5 systems? |
1 navigation systems,
2 search systems, 3 ordnance control and release system, 4 display systems, 5 communications systems |
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
The FDS (Flight Director System) is a ______ and ______ to the pilot that provides him with the visual cues and commands necessary to fly a prescribed pattern or approach. |
navigational, attitude aid,
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
The Electronic Flight Display System (EFDS) is used to provide ______ _____ _____ information |
heading, course, and attitude
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What does the Flight Directory Indicator (FDI) do? |
Aircraft attitude display and visual indication for flight direction.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
The Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) provides ______ _____for ______ _____ and _____. |
Compass display; pilot, copilot, and NAV/COMM
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
The Vertical Gyroscope (Standby Gyro) is a back up for what 2 systems? |
FDIs and FDSC
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What is the Wet Compass |
Fluid-based magnetic compass.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What are the 6 avionics systems. |
1 Electro-Optics (EO).
2 SASP- Single Advanced Signal Processer 3 MAD- Magnetic Anomaly Detection 4 ESM- Electronic Support Measures 5 OTPI- On-Top Position Indicator 6 DPS- Data Processing System |
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What are the 6 Instrumentation and Displays Systems? |
1 FDS- Flight Director System.
2 EFDS- Electronic Flight Display System. 3 FDI/EFDI- Flight Directory Indicator. 4 HSI/EHSI- Horizontal Situation Indicator. 5 Vertical Gyroscope (Standby Gyro). 6 Wet Compass. |
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What are the 5 Navigation systems? |
1 ADF- Automatic Direction Finder
2 TACAN- Tactical Air Navigation 3 INS- Inertial Navigation System 4 GPS- Global Positioning System 5 FMS- Flight Management System |
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What are the functions of ADF- Automatic Direction Finder? |
Routine point-to-point radio navigation.
Find emergency beacon |
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What is TACAN- Tactical Air Navigation used for? |
Operates in conjunction with surface stations for navigation purposes.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What is INS- Inertial Navigation System used for? |
2 independent inertial systems providing velocity, attitude, and heading.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What is GPS- Global Positioning System. |
The GPS is a worldwide, all weather positioning system.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What does FMS- Flight Management System do? The |
Allows the aircrew to use GPS as the primary means of navigation.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
How many and what systems are used for Communication? |
1 ICS- P-3C Intercommunications System
2 UHF- Ultra High Frequency 3 VHF- Very High Frequency 4 HF- High Frequency 5 Secure Communications. 6 MINI-DAMA- Miniaturized Demand Assigned Multiple Access 7 MINI-DAMA- Miniaturized Demand Assigned Multiple Access 8 IFF- Identification Friend or Foe |
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What is the function of Intercommunications System (ICS)? |
provides comms for crewmembers from pilot, copilot and TACCO stations. (12) headsets are provided.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
How many Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radios are they and where are they located? |
The UHF-1 flight station.
UHF-2 NAV/COMM station. |
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
How many Very High Frequency (VHF) radios are there and where are they located? |
Only 1 in the flight station on the copilot side.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
How many High Frequency (HF) radios are there, where are they located and where are their antennas? |
Two HF radios are installed in the P-3C Aircraft. Control boxes are mounted at the NAV/COMM station. Two long wire antennas, located on top of the aircraft.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
How do HF Frequencies work? |
Bounce off the atmosphere and therefore around the curvature of the earth. not limited to line of sight.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What is MINI-DAMA- Miniaturized Demand Assigned Multiple Access used for? |
Satellite communications system for secure battle group coordination.
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How does Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) work?. |
It's air traffic control radar beacon that allows stations to identify aircraft, control air traffic, and maintain vertical separation.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
How many systems for Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR) are there? |
1 Search Radar
2 Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar ISAR 3 Synthetic Aperture Radar SAR |
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What is the Search Radar used for? |
principal airborne surveillance for observing and detecting surface vessels, submarines and terrain and weather avoidance.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What is Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR). |
Radar system that generates true, recognizable, two dimensional images for recognizing and classifying target images
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What does Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) do? |
Airborne system that creates a two dimensional map-like presentation.
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P-3 EAWS ( Mission Systems)
What Countermeasures does the P-3c have? |
CMDS- Countermeasure Dispensing System for Chaff, Flare, Jammers.
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