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WEATHER RADAR
THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
WXR Purpose PRIMARY WXR COMPONENT WXR COMPONENT LOCATION OPERATION OF WXR PRECUTION WXR TESTING
PURPOSE The primary function of weather
radar is to detect and display conditions involving rainfall gradients.
A secondary function of weather radar is ground mapping
PRIMARY WXR COMPONENTS
WXR SCOPE
TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER
RADAR CONTROL PANEL
WXR ANTENNA
WXR COMPONENT LOCATION
OPERATION
PRECAUTION •Direct the nose of the aircraft so that the
aerial scan sector is free of large metallic objects such as hangars or other aircraft for a
distance of 100 feet (30 meters).•Do not operate during refueling of aircraft or
defueling operation within 100 feet (30 meters).
•Do not operate if personnel are standing too close to the 270-degree forward sector of the aircraft. (example: for a 12 inch radiator, the
MPEL boundary is 9 feet).
WXR TESTING
The endThis presentation done by Adnan aljunaibiAhmed alawadi