MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
DATE: 1 October 1964
ITEM NAME: LANDING CONTROL CENTRAL
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USAF
TYPE: AN/MPN-15
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER: 5895-850-1433-EG
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
No Status
Assigned
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number. Gilfillan Brothers
The AN/MPN-15 consists of a search radar set used for
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
initially locating aircraft flying within a 30-mile radius of
the set, a precision radar equipment preset to track air-
Landing Control Set AN/MPN-15 is a self-contained
craft down a specific glidepath during the final approach,
mobile, ground-controlled-approach (GCA) radar
equipment, used as an air-traffic control center for
essential two-way
precision landing of aircraft during periods of reduced
visibility.
AN/MPN-15: 1