Wrench Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Hey all, Given that the F-14 doesn't display the RADAR scan altitude at range like more modern fighters do, is there a rule of thumb or fairly simple way to calculate it? I'm sure RIOs could do this stuff in their sleep, so is there a shortcut you can do it your head? Carrier Script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlarSnow Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) 60 to 1 math. at a range of 60NM, 1 degree equals 1NM or ~6000 feet. You can run the formula back and forth to figure out the amount of elevation/azimuth covered at various ranges and settings. running this all the way back 1 degree equals 100 feet per nautical mile of elevation. Thus If I am scanning for something at 50 miles, and he is 10,000 feet below me I should center my scan 2 degrees low. (1 degree at 50 miles = 5000 feet of elevation) Edited February 18, 2019 by KlarSnow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naquaii Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 It does, check http://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/general.html#tid-data-readouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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