aircraft observer radar
1radar — /ray dahr/, n. 1. Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns. 2. a means or sense of awareness or… …
2Radar — For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). A long range radar antenna, known as ALTAIR, used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll …
3Royal Observer Corps — Ensign Active 1925–1996 Country …
4Aerial observer — Air Force Reconnaissance. An Aerial Observer is the functional position of gathering information visually from an airborne platform for use by military or commercial purposes. This history started when the first balloons were flown in Europe. In… …
5military aircraft — Introduction any type of aircraft that has been adapted for military use. Aircraft have been a fundamental part of military power since the mid 20th century. Generally speaking, all military aircraft fall into one of the following… …
6Weather radar — in Norman, Oklahoma with rainshaft …
7List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, pre-1950 — This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. For more exhaustive lists, see the [http://www.baaa acro.com/ Aircraft Crash Record Office] or the [http …
8Doppler radar — Doppler effect A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that makes use of the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance. It does this by beaming a microwave signal towards a desired target and listening for its reflection …
9Essex class aircraft carrier — Essex was a class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, which constituted the 20th century s most numerous class of heavy warships, with 24 ships built. These included members of the long hull Ticonderoga variant/subclass, which some… …
10General Aircraft Fleet Shadower — infobox Aircraft name = G.A.L.38 Fleet Shadower type = Carrier based fleet shadower manufacturer = General Aircraft Ltd caption = designer = first flight = 13 May 1940 introduced = retired = 1941 status = primary user = more users = produced =… …
