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Aviation History
1960
1960 - 1430.PDF
Flight. 26 August 1960 playing a dual role ... as an interceptor and ground attacker are those aircraft equipped with AIRPASS II, the new Ferranti dual purpose radar fire-control and navigation system. For both ground attack and interception the navigation system is fully integrated with the radar and fire-control equipment. AIRPASS II can be used with guns, rockets, guided weapons and all types of bomb. Developed from the AIRPASS system now in full production for the Royal Air Force,* AIRPASS II is specified for the export versions of the English Electric 'Lightning', the Dessault 'Mirage' III and the SAAB 'Draken' INTERCEPTION • RADAR SEARCH • AUTOMATIC TARGET TRACKING • COMPUTER CONTROLLED APPROACH • BLIND OR VISUAL ATTACK GROUND ATTACK • GROUND MAPPING • CONTOUR MAPPING • TERRAIN CLEARANCE • BLIND OR VISUAL ATTACK Ferranti are also producing a radar for the Royal Navy's Blackburn NA.39 Strike Aircraft. erranti FERRANTI LTD., FERRY ROAD, EDINBURGH S> SCOTLANDTelephone :DEAnl2U Second Class Postage Paid at New York, N.Y. ES/T68
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