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Show HILLTOP TIMES Friday, March 1. 1985 F-4- x navigational system G , (Left) Tina Martinez, materiel Missile and Aircraft Systems Division, i stamps paperwork for a line replaceable unit, part of the ANARN-10- 1 navigational system. - Thomas (Right) exmateriel Stevens, pediter, unpacks an Hi ty yy y "$?s - sorteshan-dje- r. LRU in Bay J, 100. Bldg. , ... 3k 1 i m i i.i t OT1 T i ii.iii.Lu.ii.ii.uuuuui.in,,. ! n.m ni liiiil WWH va8aL n n " z - .- A(oyU(Qr MDGDD( Story and U.S. Air Force Photos by Jean Williamson Public Affairs Office F-4- G ' . Modification will begin next month on aircraft to prepare them for a new avionics navigational system, the Approximately 120 aircraft will receive the unit, 102 in the current fleet and 18 in additionally assigned aircraft. Modification should be completed January 1989. .This new digital modular unit has also and been installed on some RF-4aircraft and replaces three other systems, the ASN-46- , ASN-6- 3 and ASQ-91- . It will interface with several other aircraft systems such as the front seat controller, ASQ-15radata display set, APQ-12- 0 APR-3Wild Weasel direcdar, and the tional finding system. ANARN-101- . - v F-4- C E 4 8 The ANARN-10-1 is composed of 11 individually housed line replaceable units which perform such functions as comput- ing navigational data and converting p LRU. in- formation for. aircraft ..indicators. The will be equipped with a fully computerized navigational system tailored with high tech features such as visual and blind weapon delivery, automatic navigational destination sequencing, flight director steering, dive pull-ucue, target find steering, and ground and airborne built-i- n test. F-4- G Ben Hoopes, painter, readies equipment to paint an "wi n OO-AL- C iilisiiiiiiiiiiiiiftS ''fy'" " : Keith Webb, electronics mechanic, micro-mirepair LRU on visual and repairs inspections shop, performs boards. printed circuit mmmmmmm n : s 's success is Key to the ANARN-10- 1 the automated mission planning arid post mission analysis system called the mission data transfer. It reduces the crew's workload, preflight errors, aircraft reacn tion time, and the printout and analysis. The sophisticated software on this digital avionics sytem allows versatility and growth. New or additional weapons can easily be added to the software weapons' data base and can independently be updated at Hill AFB. Verification tests are also performed here under actual flight airconditions aboard RF-4and craft which presently have the post-missio- F-4- C ANARN-101- E . Replacing a navigational system, this new avionics unit increases crew and aircraft survivability rate, im20-year-o- ld proves navigational accuracy and weapon system delivery and adds a new dimension to flight takeoffs with capability. Capt. Robin Schmidt, electronics warfare officer, Maintenance Flight Test, says the new avionics unit gives the pilot a better picture of the bombing target and decreases workload needed to prepare for the bombing. "It sure makes the 'backseater's' job easier," he said. "The flight route can easily be put into the computer to give the pilot navigation." all-weath- er point-to-poi- nt |