Fitting modular reconnaissance systems into modern high-performance aircraft

Jacquelyn R. Stroot; Leslie L. Pingel

doi:10.1117/12.23147

1 November 1990 Fitting modular reconnaissance systems into modern high-performance aircraft

Jacquelyn R. Stroot, Leslie L. Pingel

Proceedings Volume 1342, Airborne Reconnaissance XIV; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23147
Event: 34th Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1990, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The installation of the Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System (ATARS) in the F/A-18D(RC) presented a complex set of design challenges. At the time of the F/A-18D(RC) ATARS option exercise, the design and development of the ATARS subsystems and the parameters of the F/A-18D(RC) were essentially fixed. ATARS is to be installed in the gun bay of the F/A-18D(RC), taking up no additional room, nor adding any more weight than what was removed. The F/A-18D(RC) installation solution required innovations in mounting, cooling, and fit techniques, which made constant trade study essential. The successful installation in the F/A-18D(RC) is the result of coupling fundamental design engineering with brainstorming and nonstandard approaches to every situation. ATARS is sponsored by the Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The F/A-18D(RC) installation is being funded to the Air Force by the Naval Air Systems Command, Washington, D.C.

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Jacquelyn R. Stroot and Leslie L. Pingel "Fitting modular reconnaissance systems into modern high-performance aircraft", Proc. SPIE 1342, Airborne Reconnaissance XIV, (1 November 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23147

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