Volume 1
MIL-HDBK-162A
Section 2
15 December 1965
ITEM NAME: SUPERSONIC RADAR REFLECTIVE
AERIAL TOW TARGET
TYPE: TDU-21/B
Air Speed Limitation: 630 knots equiva-
RELATION TO SIMILAR EXUIPMENT
lent air speed
Mach Number Limitation: 1.5
None.
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Related Equipment
Flight Rotation: 0.5 rpm (approx) per
Required but not Supplied: (1) Tow
knot true air speed up to 1.2 mach,
Reel; (1) Pilot's Control Unit; (1)
then constant beyond.
Towline; (1) Launcher with Del Mar
Radar Reflective Source: 3 passive re-
Model DL-6 Series Launcher Subassy.
flectors with multiple corners
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENT
QTY
OVERALL DIMENSIONS
UNIT WT.
(Inches)
(Pounds)
Supersonic Radar Reflective
1
15 x 24 x 121
26
Aerial Tow Target TDU-21/B
REFERENCE DATA AND LITERATURE
Technical Manuals:
NAVWEPS 11-55BA-2: Handbook of Operation and Service instructions with Illustrated Parts Breakdown.
TDU-21/B: 2