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Height finder

Index Height finder

A height finder is a ground-based aircraft altitude measuring device. [1]

37 relations: Air Ministry Experimental Station, AMES Type 82, AN/CPS-4 Radar, AN/FPS-26 Radar, Clifford Copland Paterson, Director (military), Ernest C. Pollard, Fan-beam antenna, Fort Heath radar station, General Electric AN/FPS-6 Radar, Ground-controlled interception, Hazeltine AN/FPS-5 Radar, HMS Formidable (67), HMS Implacable (R86), HMS Indefatigable (R10), Implacable-class aircraft carrier, JLG-43 Radar, Missile Master, Radar display, Radar picket, Research Enterprises Limited, Sailfish-class submarine, SAS President Kruger, SAS President Pretorius, SAS President Steyn, Selfridge AFB radar station, Sievers Sandberg Reserve Center, Signal Corps Laboratories, Slant range, Texas Towers, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), USS Shangri-La (CV-38), Wassermann radar, Yugoslav destroyer Split, 2K12 Kub, 3D radar, 6th Weapons Squadron.

Air Ministry Experimental Station

AMES, short Air Ministry Experimental Station, was the name given to the British Air Ministry's radar development team at Bawdsey Manor in the immediate pre-World War II era.

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AMES Type 82

The AMES Type 82, also widely known by its rainbow codename Orange Yeoman, was an S-band 3D radar built by Marconi and used by the Royal Air Force (RAF), initially for tactical control and later for air traffic control (ATC).

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AN/CPS-4 Radar

The AN/CPS-4 Radar was a medium-range height-finding radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.

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AN/FPS-26 Radar

The Avco AN/FPS-26 Radar was an Air Defense Command height finder radar developed in the Frequency Diversity Program with a tunable 3-cavity power klystron for electronic counter-countermeasures (e.g. to counter jamming).

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Clifford Copland Paterson

Sir Clifford Copland Paterson FRS (1879-1948) was an English scientist and electrical engineer.

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Director (military)

A director, also called an auxiliary predictor, is a mechanical or electronic computer that continuously calculates trigonometric firing solutions for use against a moving target, and transmits targeting data to direct the weapon firing crew.

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Ernest C. Pollard

Ernest Charles "Ernie" Pollard (April 16, 1906 – February 24, 1997) was a professor of physics and biophysics and an author, who worked on the development of radar systems in World War II, worked on the physics of living cells, and who wrote textbooks and approximately 200 papers on nuclear physics and radiation biophysics.

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Fan-beam antenna

A fan-beam antenna is a directional antenna producing a main beam having a narrow beamwidth in one dimension and a wider beamwidth in the other dimension.

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Fort Heath radar station

The Fort Heath radar station was a USAF radar site and US Army Missile Master installation of the joint-use site system (JUSS) for North American Air Defense.

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General Electric AN/FPS-6 Radar

The AN/FPS-6 Radar was a long-range height finding radar used by the United States Air Force's Air Defense Command.

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Ground-controlled interception

Ground-controlled interception (GCI) is an air defence tactic whereby one or more radar stations or other observational stations are linked to a command communications centre which guides interceptor aircraft to an airborne target.

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Hazeltine AN/FPS-5 Radar

The AN/FPS-5 was a nodding height-finding radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.

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HMS Formidable (67)

HMS Formidable was an ordered for the Royal Navy before the Second World War.

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HMS Implacable (R86)

HMS Implacable was an built for the Royal Navy during World War II.

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HMS Indefatigable (R10)

HMS Indefatigable was an built for the Royal Navy (RN) during World War II.

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Implacable-class aircraft carrier

The Implacable-class aircraft carrier was a class of two aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy during World War II.

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JLG-43 Radar

The JLG-43 radar is a nodding height finding radar, a two-dimensional (2D) radar which only provides azimuth and height data and is normally paired with other air search radars which provides the range to complete the picture.

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Missile Master

Missile Master was a type of US Army Missile Command military installation for the Cold War Project Nike, each which were a complex of systems and facilities for surface-to-air missile command and control.

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Radar display

A radar display is an electronic device to present radar data to the operator.

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Radar picket

A radar picket is a radar-equipped station, ship, submarine, aircraft, or vehicle used to increase the radar detection range around a force to protect it from surprise attack, typically air attack.

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Research Enterprises Limited

Research Enterprises Limited (REL for short) was a short-lived Toronto-based Crown Corporation that built electronics and optical instruments during World War II.

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Sailfish-class submarine

The Sailfish-class submarines of the United States Navy, launched in 1955-56, were the first to be built expressly for radar picket service and, at the time, were the largest conventionally powered submarines in the United States Navy.

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SAS President Kruger

SAS President Kruger was the first of three President-class Type 12 frigates built in the United Kingdom for the South African Navy (SAN) during the 1960s.

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SAS President Pretorius

SAS President Pretorius was the last of three President-class Type 12 frigates built in the UK for the South African Navy (SAN) during the 1960s.

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SAS President Steyn

SAS President Steyn was the second of three President-class Type 12 frigates built in the UK for the South African Navy (SAN) during the 1960s.

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Selfridge AFB radar station

The Selfridge AFB radar station is a United States military facility in Michigan.

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Sievers Sandberg Reserve Center

The Sievers Sandberg Reserve Center is a U.S. Army Reserve training installation in New Jersey.

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Signal Corps Laboratories

Signal Corps Laboratories (SCL) was formed on June 30, 1930, as part of the U.S. Army Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.

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Slant range

In radio electronics, especially radar terminology, slant range is the line-of-sight distance between two points which are not at the same level relative to a specific datum.

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Texas Towers

The Texas Towers were a set of three radar facilities off the eastern seaboard of the United States which were used for surveillance by the United States Air Force during the Cold War.

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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42)

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB/CVA/CV-42) was the second of three s. To her crew, she was known as "Swanky Franky," "Foo-De-Roo," or "Rosie," with the last nickname probably the most popular.

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USS Shangri-La (CV-38)

USS Shangri-La (CV/CVA/CVS-38) was one of 24 s completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy.

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Wassermann radar

The Wasserman radar was an early-warning radar built by Germany during World War II.

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Yugoslav destroyer Split

The Yugoslav destroyer Split was a large destroyer designed for the Royal Yugoslav Navy in the late 1930s.

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2K12 Kub

The 2K12 "Kub" (2К12 "Куб"; cube) (NATO reporting name: SA-6 "Gainful") mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground forces from air attack.

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3D radar

3D radar provides for radar coverage in three dimensions; unlike the more common 2D radar which provides range and bearing, the 3D radar also provides elevation.

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6th Weapons Squadron

The 6th Weapons Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Height_finder

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