MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/MPN-3
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number:
No Illustration Available.
provides facilities for directing the pilot of an aircraft in
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
making a safe approach to an airdrome runway under
conditions of poor visibility. The search system, used
The AN/MPN-3 is designed as a mobile ground
for "stacking up" aircraft preparatory of landing, presents
radar unit consisting of a 6 by 6 Diamond T truck which
a radar map showing the position of aircraft within a
functions as a prime mover and a four wheel trailer
circular area of thirty (30) miles and an altitude
which carries the majority of the operating units,
AN/MPN-3: 1
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