Discusses the bearing design for an infrared optical instrument for the Air Force's F-111 reconnaissance fighter and other aircraft. The unit receives infrared radiation from target objects to permit nighttime and adverse-weather target acquisition. The package sits in a pod in the nose, wing or belly of the aircraft. Because image clarity is critical, rotational and focal accuracy of the unit is of paramount importance, even under conditions of severe vibration. The bearings which support the rotating optics package must therefore possess minimal axial and radial runout, maximum rigidity or stiffness, low rotational torque, and be as lightweight as possible for this airborne application.


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    Title :

    Special bearings solve image stability problem (aircraft instrumentation)


    Additional title:

    Spezielle Lager zur Stabilisierung fuer ein optisches Infrarot-Instrument in einem Flugzeug


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    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    4 Seiten


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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