FOR AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE.- Probably the world’s most advanced aerial reconnaissance system is shown housed in a pod (middle) under a Phantom aircraft of the Royal Air Force during light trials in north-east England. In the 1970s the system will enable R.A.F. aircraft to take clear pictures of the ground on the darkest and foggiest nights while flying at high speeds at several thousand feet. The pod contains ordinary cameras, a sideways-looking airborne radar system, and infra-red linescan cameras—all complementing one another to give all-weather vision.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32050, 26 July 1969, Page 23
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85FOR AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE.-Probably the world’s most advanced aerial reconnaissance system is shown housed in a pod (middle) under a Phantom aircraft of the Royal Air Force during light trials in north-east England. In the 1970s the system will enable R.A.F. aircraft to take clear pictures of the ground on the darkest and foggiest nights while flying at high speeds at several thousand feet. The pod contains ordinary cameras, a sideways-looking airborne radar system, and infra-red linescan cameras—all complementing one another to give all-weather vision. Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32050, 26 July 1969, Page 23
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