Lecture Secondary Surveillance Radar SSR Airborne Weather Radar

Lecture : Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) & Airborne Weather Radar (AWR)

B) Secondary RADAR Home Previous Next Help • Secondary Radar is always known as Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR). • SSR is complement to the primary radar as it provide ATC with additional info about aircraft such as aircraft’s call sign, altitude, speed and destination. • SSR requires an aircraft to be fitted with transmitter/receiver called as transponder.

Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR). Home Previous Next Help • SSR antenna mounted on top of Primary Radar

How Secondary Radar Works? Home Previous Next Help • The ground secondary radar transmits 1030 MHz signal. • The aircraft radar receives on 1030 MHz and transmits back 0 n 1090 MHz. • The transponder reply is more powerful than the reflected radar signal allowing for far greater range. (250 nm).

Advantages of Secondary Surveillance Radar SSR Home Previous Next Help • Requires much less transmitting power to provide coverage up to 200 to 250 NM. • Provides more information: aircraft’s identity (its code & call sign), indicates aircraft’s altitude, speed & destination. • Can indicate if an aircraft has an emergency, has lost radio communications or is being hi-jacked. • Reply signal is much stronger as it does not rely on returning reflected signals.

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Secondary Radar Display Home Previous Next What appear on secondary radar display? • Aircraft Identity. • Altitude • Speed Help • Direction • Example MH 092 FL 280 585 • Meaning: Flight Malaysian 092 cruising at 28’ 000 ft with speed of 585 knots

Home Previous Next Help 2. AIRBORNE WEATHER RADAR (AWR)

Introduction Home Previous Next Help • Airborne Weather Radar (AWR) is used to provide the pilots about weather ahead. • The installation include weather radar antenna located in the nose of the aircraft and weather radar display inside the cockpit. • The radar information can be displayed in combination with the aircraft route on the EFIS Navigation Display (ND) • Weather radar is used for severe weather avoidance

Home Previous Next Help The antenna is housed in a radome made of composite materials located in the nose of the aircraft.

How Airborne Weather Radar Works Home Previous Next • A antenna which sweeps side to side transmits Super High Frequency (SHF) signals which is 9 Ghz Help • When hit the reflective objects (precipitation), the signals is reflected back to the antenna receiver. • The returns (echo) are displayed to the pilot on the aircrafts radar screen.

Precipitation • Weather radar is function to detect, locate, and measure the amount of precipitation. Home Previous Next Help • Precipitation is within or falling from cloud. • It includes rain, snow, ice & hail. • Different precipitation has different reflective levels.

Airborne Weather Radar Works Home Previous Next Help • The goal of weather radar is to display areas of heavy precipitation, which generally indicates areas of turbulence. • Different types of precipitation have different reflective qualities. • Reflectivity of precipitation is directly related to moisture content. • Large water droplets show the strongest returns, while dry hail or snow will show light returns, or no returns at all. • Weather radar detects raindrops, not clouds or fog.

Airborne Weather Radar Works Home Previous Next Help • The precipitation painted (depicted) by airborne weather radar is not of primary concern, however it is representative of areas of severe weather. • Areas of large raindrop size=high rainfall rate=intense storm=turbulence. • The turbulence associated with convective clouds is often severe and always dangerous. • Other dangerous factors associated with thunderstorms are: severe icing, hail, lightning, strong downdrafts.

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CAUTION: weather radar emits harmful radiation, it should not be operated when people are standing within 50 feet of radome or during refuelling. Home Previous Next Help