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1978
1978 - 1112.PDF
istryui >ef ence has chosen the new >ecca Doppler 80 system and lUtomatic Chart Display to be J:he navigation system for British Army West land/Aerospatiale Gazelle helicopters. The contract, which has recently been signed, is worth over £2 million and provides for the equipping of more than 190 aircraft. A number of overseas govern ments are showing keen interest in the Doppler 80 system and it is believed that there is consider able export potential for it. The basic Decca Doppler 80 system comprises a lightweight Doppier Radar with Position Bearing and Distance Indicator (PBDI).The Automatic Chart Display chosen by MOD is an additional system option. The choice of the new Doppler 80 system follows the success of the Decca Doppler 70 series. Production of the 70 series Doppler now exceeds 1,000 units. The equipment has been fitted to some 86 different type of fixed and rotary winged air craft and is used by 45 differenl nations. The Doppler 80 system has been designed specifically as a complementary system to the 7i series and will meet the operational requirements of small helicopters where cost, size, ease of installation and light weight are of paramour"* importance. A Decca Doppler 80 equipped Westland/Aerospatiale Gazelle helicopter. The Decca Navigator Company Limited 9 Albert Embankment London SE1 7SW
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