Wrench Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 Hey all, Given that the F-14 doesn't display the RADAR scan altitude at range like more modern fighters do, is there a rule of thumb or fairly simple way to calculate it? I'm sure RIOs could do this stuff in their sleep, so is there a shortcut you can do it your head? Carrier Script.
KlarSnow Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) 60 to 1 math. at a range of 60NM, 1 degree equals 1NM or ~6000 feet. You can run the formula back and forth to figure out the amount of elevation/azimuth covered at various ranges and settings. running this all the way back 1 degree equals 100 feet per nautical mile of elevation. Thus If I am scanning for something at 50 miles, and he is 10,000 feet below me I should center my scan 2 degrees low. (1 degree at 50 miles = 5000 feet of elevation) Edited February 18, 2019 by KlarSnow
Naquaii Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 It does, check http://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/general.html#tid-data-readouts
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