The radar was a medium power D-Band search radar designed for aircraft control and early warning, and was installed at commercial airports and military bases both in the United States and overseas. In most installations the antenna was exposed, being mounted on a temporary tower.
For severe environmental conditions, the AN/FPS-8 was self-contained in an arctic tower with a protective radome. Over the years improvements were made to the basic AN/FPS-8, culminating in the final version whose nomenclature was AN/FPS-88 (V). The AN/FPS-8 also had two mobile versions: the AN/MPS-11 and the AN/MPS-11A.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
AN/FPS-8 @ radomes.org
Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
general, electric, radar, radar, medium, range, search, radar, used, united, states, force, defense, command, 8country, originunited, statesmanufacturergeneral, electricintroduced1954, 1958no, builtover, producedtypemedium, range, search, radarfrequency1280, 1. The AN FPS 8 Radar was a Medium Range Search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command AN FPS 8General Electric AN FPS 8 RadarCountry of originUnited StatesManufacturerGeneral ElectricIntroduced1954 1958No builtOver 200 producedTypeMedium Range Search RadarFrequency1280 1380 megahertzPRF360 hertzBeamwidth2 5 degreesPulsewidth3 microsecondsRPM0 to 10 rpmPower1 MWOther NamesAN GPS 3 AN MPS 11 AN FPS 88The radar was a medium power D Band search radar designed for aircraft control and early warning and was installed at commercial airports and military bases both in the United States and overseas In most installations the antenna was exposed being mounted on a temporary tower For severe environmental conditions the AN FPS 8 was self contained in an arctic tower with a protective radome Over the years improvements were made to the basic AN FPS 8 culminating in the final version whose nomenclature was AN FPS 88 V The AN FPS 8 also had two mobile versions the AN MPS 11 and the AN MPS 11A References Edit This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency AN FPS 8 radomes org Winkler David F 1997 Searching the skies the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command This United States Air Force article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title General Electric AN FPS 8 Radar amp oldid 1029339483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
