Part II of this brief series continues to introduce the basics of the INS. In particular, more details are added about the Navigation Modes, the Compass Controller panel located in the front seat, and the MagVar sources used by the avionics.
The Inertial Navigation System, usually simply called “INS”. Everyone knows what it is, but usually at very high-level, a usually self-sufficient black-box.
This series introduces the basic components of the INS, and tackles some of the issues affecting this fundamental part of the avionics.
A few months have passed, and a new public draft of VBS volume I is out, adding 184 pages to the previous release.
The Navigation Command and Control Grid or NAV GRID was designed to enable easy navigation and CAP control from a common fixed reference point. As an extended function of GND STAB, it enables TID readout of bearing and range from that set reference point, referred to as YY. Additionally, it also displays a grid extending from YY along a set threat axis. The purpose of the grid itself is to allow for quick position reference while a precise readout is available for a hooked target, as well as voice codes. Practically this is useful for Bullseye calls when receiving picture updates from controllers.
The aim of this article is to provide an easy and succinct explanation of how the velocity vector works on the TID, and how to read it. While not a deep drilldown, it should give the prospective RIO adequate tools to understand the vectors of tracks.
The final part of the “core” of this study proposes the continuation of the Timeline discussed in Part XII using the concepts described in the older part of the public documentation. FOX 3/1/2 means a FOX-3 launch, succeeded by a FOX-1, and closed by a stern conversion enabling VID and a FOX-2 shot.
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