AN/APQ-13: Difference between revisions

'''AN/APQ-13''' radars were a ground scanning radar developed by Bell, Western Electric, and MIT as an improved model of the airborne [[H2X radar]]. They were used on [[B-29]]'s during [[World War II]] in the [[Pacific war|Pacific theater]] for high altitude area bombing, search and navigation. Computation for bombing could be performed by an impact predictor. A range unit permitted a high degree of accuracy in locating beacons. The [[radome]] was carried on the aircraft belly between the bomb bays and was partially retractable on early models. The radar operated at a frequency of 9375 ± 45 megahertz and used a [[superheterodyne receiver]]. The radar was used for high altitude area bombing, search and navigation. Computation for bombing could be performed by an impact predictor. A range unit permitted a high degree of accuracy in locating beacons.