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Paper Abstract
The installation of the Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System (ATARS) in the F/A-18D(RC) presented a complex set
of design challenges. At the time of the F/A-18D(RC) ATARS option exercise, the design and development of the ATARS
subsystems and the parameters of the F/A-18D(RC) were essentially fixed. ATARS is to be installed in the gun bay of the
F/A-18D(RC), taking up no additional room, nor adding any more weight than what was removed.
The F/A-18D(RC) installation solution required innovations in mounting, cooling, and fit techniques, which made constant
trade study essential. The successful installation in the F/A-18D(RC) is the result of coupling fundamental design
engineering with brainstorming and nonstandard approaches to every situation.
ATARS is sponsored by the Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The F/A-18D(RC) installation is
being funded to the Air Force by the Naval Air Systems Command, Washington, D.C.
Paper Details
Date Published: 1 November 1990
PDF: 13 pages
Proc. SPIE 1342, Airborne Reconnaissance XIV, (1 November 1990); doi: 10.1117/12.23147
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1342:
Airborne Reconnaissance XIV
Paul A. Henkel; Francis R. LaGesse; Wayne W. Schurter, Editor(s)
PDF: 13 pages
Proc. SPIE 1342, Airborne Reconnaissance XIV, (1 November 1990); doi: 10.1117/12.23147
Show Author Affiliations
Jacquelyn R. Stroot, Control Data Corp. (United States)
Leslie L. Pingel, McDonnell Douglas Corp. (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1342:
Airborne Reconnaissance XIV
Paul A. Henkel; Francis R. LaGesse; Wayne W. Schurter, Editor(s)
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