AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADARS
How many steps does Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) complete the identification process in? (page 3-1)
Three
Radar Air Traffic Control Facilities (RATCF) Direct Altitude and Identity Readout (DAIR) (AN/TPXA(V)10) has altitude monitoring with an alarm when targets stray how many feet from controller-assigned altitude? (page 3-8)
300
Which type of radar is designed to maintain a 360-degree surveillance from the surface to high altitudes and to detect and determine ranges and bearing of aircraft targets over relatively large areas?
Air Search
Which term refers to electronic equipment that uses reflected electromagnetic energy to determine the direction to, height of, and distance of detected objects?
radar
What are the 2 main functions of surface search and navigation radars?
(1) Detect surface targets and low-flying aircraft.
(2) Determine their range and bearing.
How many Nautical Miles (NM) can the AN/TPX-42(V)8 radius of coverage be extended to? (page 3-8)
200
What gives the air traffic controller rapid, positive identification and altitude data on transponder-equipped aircraft? (page 3-7)
AN/TPX-42(V)5
Which type of radar (sometimes referred to as a 3D or three-coordinate radar) is designed to compute accurate ranges, bearing, and altitudes of targets detected by air search radar?
Height-FInding
What is the imaginary flat plane which represents the surface of the Earth known as?
Horizontal Plane
What are 3 most commonly used surface search and navigation radars in the us navy.
AN/SPS-67(V)
AN/SPS-64(V)9
AN/SPS-55
Which AIMS Mark XII operation is for military use only and allows for secure identification of friendly aircraft and surface vessels? (page 3-4)
Mode 4
The FAA's nationwide computer network tracks all assigned mode 3/A codes. How many mode 3/A code blocks for use within U.S. national air space are assigned to the Department of Defense? (page 3-3)
4
What do all ships with a Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS) have? (page 3-11)
CSTOM
What is the line from the radar set directly to the object referred as?
Line of Sight (LOS)
What version of the AN/SPS-67(V) radar has a new, high data rate, nuclear survivable, low-profile antenna and pedestal assembly that replaces the AN/SPS-10?
AN/SPS-67(V)3
Which type of equipment used with search radars, permits automatic identification of targets before they are near enough to threaten the security of a friendly craft? (page 3-1)
IFF
What if the form of the coded challenge sent by the Friend or Foe (IFF) interrogator? (page 3-1)
Pulse pairs
What designates the civilian air traffic control system used for air control worldwide? (page 3-2)
ATCRBS
What is the angle between the horizontal plane and Line of Sight (LoS) referred to as?
Elevation Angle
What kind of transmitter output tube is used by the AN/SPS-67(V) radar and at what frequency range does it operate?
Coaxial magnetron
5450 to 5825 MHz
How many different modes can the AIMS Mark XII system challenge in? (page 3-2)
5
which computer-centered control system coordinates the collection of data from various sources, accepts data from ship's sensors, such as radar, sonar, and navigation inputs, and from external (off-ship) sources via communications links, and also processes and correlates this data for tactical use? (page 3-10)
NTDS
AIMS Mark XII Mode 3/A operation, also set at the control box, is available for military or civilian use. Mode 3/A military emergency replies consist of a combination of 4x and which codes? (page 3-3)
7700
which system which uses a low-power mode C interrogator-processor has been implemented by Commercial aviation to compute the closest point of approach (CPA) to other aircraft and displays the information as an overlay on the weather radar indicator? (page 3-4)
TCAS
The AN/SPS-67(V)3 radar performs navigation, station keeping and general surface search duties on what class of ships?
DDG51 Class Ships