Eaws Phase Iii Mission Systems

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What does the acronym RADAR stand for?

Back 1

Radio Detection And Ranging

Front 2

What are the RADAR designations for P-3 aircraft

Back 2

APS-115
APS-137

Front 3

How do you know when RADAR is radiating when the A/C is on the ground?

Back 3

Wing, tail, top and bottom collision and taxi lights are all illuminated

Front 4

IRDS is the old P-3 infrared imaging system still in use but very limited. What is the new imaging sensor called?

Back 4

Advanced Imagining Multispectral Sensor (AIMS)

Front 5

When high voltage power is applied to the RADAR, how far must personnel stand off?

Back 5

75ft for APS-115
250ft for APS-137

Front 6

HERO Ordanance requires the personnel stand off from the RADAR antenna of how many feet when in operation?

Back 6

140ft for APS-115
250ft for APS-137

Front 7

What does SASP stand for and what does it do?

Back 7

Single Acoustic Signal Processor - It receives signal from the sonobouys and converts the signal to digital for video display and also provides audio information.

Front 8

What does MAD stand for and what does it do? Where is the MAD Boom? What phase of ASW is MAD best for?

Back 8

Magnetic Anomoly Detection - It measure for disturbances in the earths magnetic lines. These disturbances are often caused by metal and therefore an excellent sensor to pinpoint submarine position for attack. The MAD boom extends from the rear of the aircraft.

Front 9

What does ESM stand for and what does it do?

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Electronic Support Measures - it passively detects and classifys other RADARs operating. ESM provides bearing information only.

Front 10

What is OTPI and what does it do?

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On Top Position Indicator - a sonobouy has a small "cone of silence" where no RF energy is emitted from it directly on top of the buoy. OTPI looks for that cone of slience to obtain a better position of the buoy.

Front 11

Data Processing System (DPS) interfaces the following systems to provide the TACCO better SA

Back 11

Navigation, search, ordnance, release, display and comminucation.

Front 12

Flight Director System (FDS) provides what to the pilot and is generated by whom?

Back 12

a PIM based on fly-to-points input from the TACCO or NAVCOM

Front 13

Electronic Flight Display System (EFDS) provides what information to the pilots via their Multi-Function Displays (MFDs)

Back 13

Heading, course and attitude

Front 14

Flight Directory Indicatior (FDI) provides?

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Attitude and flight direction

Front 15

Horizantal Situation Indicator (HSI) provides compass information to?

Back 15

The pilot and co-pilot

Front 16

The verticle gyroscope provides attitude information and is a back up to this system?

Back 16

FDI and FDS/EFDS

Front 17

A wet compass provides?

Back 17

magnetic bearing

Front 18

What navigational aids does the P-3 have?

Back 18

Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) - radio based Point to point
Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) - Transponder/Reciever station to station that provides bearing and range
Inertail Navigation System (INS) - all weather and self contained system that provides velocity, attitude and heading
Global Positioning System (GPS) - satellite based system with 5-8 meter accuracy
Flight Management System (FMS) uses GPS for all phases of flight including approach

Front 19

ICS is?

Back 19

Intercommunication System - for iternal communication (1 headset jack in the nose wheel area). Allows for 12 headsets.

Front 20

How many UHF radios does the P-3 have and where are they?

Back 20

1 in the flight station and 1 at the NAVCOMMs station

Front 21

Where is the VHF radio located?

Back 21

co-pilots side of the flight station

Front 22

2 HF radios are at the NAVCOMM station, where are the antennas?

Back 22

both on top of the aircraft. The longer is HF1 and the shorter is HF2

Front 23

Miniaturized Deamand Assigned Multiple Access (MINI-DAMA) does what?

Back 23

Is a UHF radio leveraging satellites to provided extremely long range communications.

Front 24

IFF provides identification and altitude information. Additional IFF provides this function?

Back 24

IFF can be used to challenge held RADAR contacts to obtain indentity.

Front 25

RADARs have multiple operating modes, what is the difference between search, ISAR and SAR modes?

Back 25

Search shows surface and air targets as "blips". It also is used for weather avoidance.
ISAR and SAR both provide 2D pictures. ISAR uses the motion of the target being imaged while SAR uses the aircrafts motion to paint the picture.

Front 26

What are the 3 types of countermeasures carried by the P-3?

Back 26

Chaff, flare and electronic jammers