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A tribute to its inventor, Sven H. Dodington. |
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VINTAGE AVIONICS |
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Electrical Communications (The scientific monthly from ITT)) All articles in the March 1956 edition are published separately on the web by a Spanish university. 10 pdf files The ARN21 pdf gives you a great introduction to TACAN !
Or check all editions of Electrical Communications from 1924-1959 Especially : Volume 33 - 1956- 01 about the ARN-21, and Volume 34 - 1957–03 about the ARN-26 Tacan data link, a proposed addition to the ARN21 that was never used. |
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RELATED TACAN LINKS |
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The download of standards and related documents used to be on Assist . That includes the basic TACAN system in MIL-STD-291C and the original spec MIL-R-7060A (1956) for the AN/ARN-21 and MIL-M-22965A for the A/A mode extension.
The specifications of the TACAN signal are kindly summed up by Farnau ( now MOOG)
There are several documents on the internet about S.H.Dodington., the main inventor of the TACAN system
Development of 1000MHz DME He died jan 13, 1992 in Whippany N.J. |
