NineGzuz Posted October 8, 2019 Posted October 8, 2019 Just curious why the F-16's helmet sight is an ellipse? I would have expected a circle like in the F/A-18 or like in Russian aircraft. Not complaining, just wondering if the F-16 engineers did this shape for a user interface or perhaps technical reason. (ellipse shown here )
sobek Posted October 8, 2019 Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) Probably has to do with the AN/APG-68 radar beam being an elliptic cone due to the antenna also being of elliptical shape (horizontal width is greater than vertical, leading to the main lobe being more focused in the horizontal). Edited October 8, 2019 by sobek Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
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