Volume 1
MIL-HDBK- 162A
Section 2
15 December 1965
ITEM NAME: AIRCRAFT RADAR EQUIPMENT
TYPE: AN/APS-15A, AN/APS-15B
Beacon: 2.1 plus or minus 0.10 usec
accomplished so that bombing operations may be
Pulse Rate
carried out day or night, regardless of weather
Search: 622 pps on 50 and 10 mi ranges
conditions. With beacon stations of the transponder
Precision Ranging: 622 pps on 50 and 100 mi
type, this equipment can be used for homing and other
ranges and on 5 to 30 mi range when sweep
navigational procedures.
delay is introduced.
Bombing: 1155 or 1347 pps on 5 to 30 mi ranges.
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
Beacon: 300 plus or minus 50 to 10 pps.
Similar to AN/APS-15 except for changes principally
Sweep Ranges
in computer, range unit and receiver-indicator.
Search and Beacon: 5 to 30, 50 to 100 naut mi
Precision Long-Range Beacon: Sweep delays in 10
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
mi steps from 10 to 200 naut mi.
Frequency Range
Power Source Required: 115v, 400 to 2400 cps,
Transmitter: 9375 plus or minus 40 mc
single ph, 975w; 26v dc at 480w
Receiver (Search and Bombing): 9375
Antenna Beam Width: 4 deg at half-power points in
plus or minus 40 mc
the horizontal plane.
Receiver (Beacon Operation): 9310 plus or minus 10 mc
Power Output: 24 kw
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
Pulse Width
Search on 50 and 100 mi Ranges: 0.95 plus or
Related Equipment: (Required but not Supplied)
(1)
minus 0.05 usec
Flux Gate Compass equipment.
Precision Ranging and Bombing on 5 to 30 mi
Ranges: 0.5 plus or minus 0.5 usec
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENTS
QTYOVERALL DIMENSIONSUNIT WT.
(Inches)
(Pounds)
Antenna Assy AS-18A/APS
125-3/8 x 28-3/4 x 40-1/32
(7) 82
(incl Rotating Joint CU-18/APS)
(1) Wave Selector
1
2 x 8 x 11-1/2
1.25
CG-116/APS-15
(2) Wave Selector
1 2-1/4 x 3-29/32 x 9-1/2
1.0
CU-72/APS-15B
(1) Wave Selector
1 1-3/4 x 7-1/4 x 10-3/4
1.25
CU-73/APS-15A
Heater MX-160/APS-15
1 1-1/2 x 2-1/2 x 4-5/8
0.31
Pressurizing Unit MK-23/AP
12-29/32 x 4-3/8 x 10-1/4
3.25
(8) Pressurizing Unit HD-3/AP
13-1/4 x 4-3/8 x 10-1/4
3.13
Torque Amplifier AM-19/APA-14
1 5-1/4 x 5-1/2 x 9-1/2
5.5
Azimuth Differential Unit
15-1/4 x 7-1/2 x 9-15/16
6.75
CN-18/APA-14A
Relay-RE-5/APA-13 or
12 -9/16 x 4-3/16 x 5-3/4
2.25
Relay RE-14/APA-14A
1 3-1/2 x 3-3/4 x 6
3.5
Servo Amplifier AM-21/APA-15
14-19/32 x 6-5/16 x 7-3/16
7.0
17-3/4 x B-3/4 x 15-1/2
13.0
Rotary Converter PU-14/APA-15
1
5 x 6-1/16 x B
9.5
(2) Modulator MD-5C/APS-3
115-1/B x 15-1/8 x 17-3/4
63.0
(2) Transmitter-Converter
112-7/16 x 17 x 18-1/4
54.0
RT-59/APS-15B
AN/APS-15A: 2
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