Maren, 1932 RADIO INSTALLATION LIST OF CHAPTERS Note—A detailed lit of contents appearr ot the begining of each chopeer 1 Wireless Installation 2 Radar ineallaion RESTRICTEDIntroduction Description ARI. 5490 Servicing Bonding and screening Introduction 1, This chapter contains information re- lating to the location and wiring of the various items of equipment of the wireless installation together with notes covering the servicing of all the equipment other than the sets themselves and their controllers, Informa- tion on the servicing of these is beyond the of this manual and will be found in A.P.2538HA, Vol. 1, Sect. 1. At the end of the chapter’ are illustrations showing the location, wiring and unit mountings, DESCRIPTION ARI. 5990 2. The A.R.1.5490 equipment comprises two V.HLF. transmitter-teceivers, one Type 1935 ‘and one 1036, cither of which can be remotely controlled to select any one of ten channels: this makes available twenty channels in all Fst APAD99). Vol. I Sect 6 (ASS) Chapter | WIRELESS INSTALLATION Note.—This chopar covers ll Mk. I! alveraf, with or witheut elector rete. LIST OF CONTENTS Para. Para +e ie a Connector cobles and fied witing 8 Micctel secket . 5 E fers. 10 se Removal ond refitting Transmiter|recevers 7 Controllers ond aries LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ‘Unie mountings for ARL. $480... i Fe 2 ARI5490 wiring 2 3. The two transmitter-receiver units are mounted on a shelf in the nose compartment and are accessible by way of the hinged nosecap. The two controllers, Type 382, are mounted underneath the centre of the instru- ment panel; between them is the set change- over switch. 4. A micotel. socket is fitted to the forward edge of each pilot's seat and a press-to-speake push-switch 1s incorporated in each throttle lever. The muting switch is on the upper instrument panel, 5. On the forward face of bulkhead No. 1, at the starboard side of the nose compart ment, is a panel containing the set change-over relay and the intercommunica- tion relay. Also on this panel are two mic.tel. test sockets and a two-way press-to- speak test switeh, RESTRICTED Aerials for both sets are mounted on the top surface of the hooms; one is Type 228, the other Type 229, SERVICING Bonding and sereeing 7. To prevent interference with the radio equipment, the aircraft bonding connections should be kept clean and tight. The resist- ance between the radio earth terminal and any part of the bonding system must not exceed 0-025 ohm. It should also be ensured that all connectors and metal braided cables throughout the aireraft are adequately clipped to prevent intermittent contact between the screening of the cables and the aireraft, and that clips intended to earth the casing make good contact with both the ‘casing and the airframe, The locking rin fon connectors and braided cables must kept clean and securely tightened TALS, Feb. 58)Connector eables and fied wiring 8. Periodically, the connector cables and the fixed wiring should be examined for deterioration and the connections at the pins and terminal blocks checked for cleanli- hess, security and tightness. Also the eables shold be tested for continuity and insulation resistance to earth. To prevent damage to condensers and other components by high voltage, the connectors shonld be removed from the set before insulation resistance testing the cables. The contacts in the press- to-transmit switches should be cleaned periodically. all attitudes to ensure that the strain is taken by the check-cord and not by the cables. The connections at the terminal blocks on the pilot's seat should be inspected for tightness and the socket cables for security. When not in use, the socket should. be clipped in its stowage. Clean the socket regularly, internally and externally, to ensure ee occasionally apply a stall quantity of transformer oil around and between the brass nuts at the far end of the inside of the socket, Aerial The aerials should be inspected periodically for cracks and signs of fatigue. ‘Test the insulation between each aerial and earth ; the minimum resistance should be 20 megobms. The aeriai cable should be tested for insulation resistance to earth and the connector plug between rib 1 and the firewall must be Eept tight and free from fuel or oil The matching stub om each aerial is short- circuited, the inner connector Being connected 0 the braid at the end remote from the bollard. The matching stub should therefore be dis- connected before carrying out an insulation resistance Uso carth of the acrils and their cables. [REMOVAL AND REFITTING Transmitterreceivers I. The two transmitter/receivers are ‘mounted in the nose compartment and are RESTRICTED easly accessible after the nose coving has hoe hinged upward (Sect 3, Chap. 1. para. 4) Each receiver is mounted in a tray, being secured by tear locating spigots and forward Knurled “Securing nuts. With these. nats Joosened, together ‘with all electrical dis- onmections made, the sets may be removed Controllers and aerials 12. Both conitollers may be removed by disconnecting the electrical cables and. re- moving the three 2 8.8, bolts retaining each component, Each aerial is accessible by removing the oval access panel outboard of each boom. To remove an aerial the sealing plate should be removed, together with the aerial sealing grommet, from the upper surface of the boom, 13. Remove the terminal cover from the Dollard of the aerial and disconnect the aerial ‘connector and matching stub, Then remove the four bolts securing the aerial bollard to the mounting bracket and withdraw the aerial into the boom, eventually removing the aerial via the side access panel,a a, ee ed a AP 4099 J. Voll, Sect.6.Chap.| (uss) C> 1, locatic me Figl. ARI. 5490 location (ALss.Feb 56) RESTRICTEDAnri-weR ON MOUNTING MOUNTING TRAY Fig.2.Unit_ mountings for AR.I. 5490 RESTRICTEOA.P. 40994, Vol.1, Sect. 6,Chao. | LSS) rere) 3, Pt 08 nu puts STR ros exchenge rt 0 wenteac “wet sour rans ers ae ee Fa] tao 2 Wer 3 wwe 5 [ee 1 wuayzeos [ven fe 7 [Wr wifi + [et 1 vom oar om bad [Lip we * be [vee 2 [Fa Fig.3.A.R.1. 5490 wiring (Au s5. Feb) RESTRICTEDA.P, 40995, Volt, Sect.6, Chap. 2 FS Ab. 82, June 61 Chapter 2 RADAR INSTALLATION (Cone etely revised) LST OF CONTENTS Pore. Introduction 1 ‘AR. 1.23013(REBECCA Mk AR. S131 (LEA Me 368) 3 Servicing Servicing : 7 Removal and refitting. Removal ond refitting ~~ " LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Fig. Fig. AR 1.SISICIFE MIE) insteltotion — AR, 1.220131RebeCe2 M8) WiCINg 4 RAI SIITI EF Me 36") unit mountings 2 ARI 29013{Rebecce Mk.) unit mountings 8 eI 2ug(3iRebecea Wa) instatiation 3 Introduction 1, This chapter gives a brief description of the radar installations fitted, inc- Iuding notes on servicing and removal of ‘components from the aircraft. Rarly air craft were fitted with A.R.T. Mc. 36R) whereas later aircraft, | that ii those with ejection seats fitted, have A.R.T.S1SIA(L.F.F.Mk, 3 GR) and AR. I. 23013 (Rebecca. Mi. 8) installations, 2. The difference between the LF.F. Mk. 3 GR installations fitted in the early and later aircraft is structural, the purpose and func. BISL(L.F.P. tion of the installations, A.R. 5131 and ARLL SISIA, being identical. “In eatly air- craft, a conventional receiver, Type R-B121, was fitted, mounted ina Type 90 tray. In aircraft fitted with ejection seats, however, both tray and unit have been stressed for high speed aerobatics, the receiver then being a Type R. SI21A and the traya Type 110. FoF simplicity, both installations are referred to as AR. 5131 in this chapter AA, SI3E (LEE. Mk. 3 GR) 3. This equipment gives automatic identi- RESTRICTED fication to all normal interrogators of the LE-F. Mk. 3 system, and can be switched to ‘1 ground-controlled intercepter station. The system of switching allows the equipment to be permanently operated on its A (air) band, with facilities for switching from A to G (ground) bands either temporarily, by use of 2 push-switch, or permanently, via a toggle Switch. These switches are labelled auto G and. ON-MANUAL G-OFF, respectively. A further toggle switch enables the G band to permanently transmit distress signals, this Switch being labelled oN=c/D-OFF.4. ‘The installation comprises the following equipment with the exception that areceiver Type R.BI21, and tray, Type00,issubstituted onearly aircraft forthe receiver and tray listed Receiver, Type RBI2IA, fitted to.a Type 10 mounting tay; control wnit, Type $9; control unit, Type 90; aerial, Type 90; and a push-switch, Type 1, together with two toggle switches, Type 170. The Type 90 control unit central plug is a dummy plug ‘on both early and later aircraft installations. 5. In each instance, the receiver is fitted in the cockpit immediately forward of bulkhead 2, starboard side. On early aircraft the three Switches previously mentioned are fitted below the control unit, Type 89, on the port cockpit wall within reach of the pupil pilot, but on aircraft fitted with ejection seats these switches and the control unit, Type 89, are fitted to the starboard cockpit wall with~ in reach of the instructor pilot 6 On early aircraft, the control uni, Ty fh, Med behind the instructor pis set fn the tie beam but om aircraft with ejection Seats this component is fitted. fo. the Starboard conkpit. wall, adjacent to. the instructor pilot's seat. ‘The Typo aerials mounted, projecting downwards. near: the arbosrd ine-tp Servicing 7, Before disconnecting any component, the aircraft must be made clectrically safe by moving the ground/flight switch in the coct: pit to. croup, and ensuring that no external electrical supply is connected to the aiteratt 8 Insitu checks for security and cleantiness ‘of components and connections should be frequently cartied out. Periodically, all ‘cables should be checked for continuity and insulation resistance to earth, the cables being, disconnected from the system components to avoid damage to capacitors and other unit components due to high voltages. % The aerial should be periodically examined for security of mounting and ‘connections, ensuring that the aerial is clean and free from rust and corrosion. 10. Detailed servicing of the components forming the LF.F, Mi. 3 GR installation is contained in A.P.2887D, Vol. 1 (third edition). Removal and refieting IL.” There is no set procedure for removing and refitting equipment in the aircraft. All equipment must be handled with great care, however, and the aircraft rendered electrically safe before disconnecting, any components, 12. The R121 reeviver is easily removed from its mounting tray by disconnecting the three plug connectors and the aerial con- nector, unscrewing the two knurled attach- ments and lifting the receiver forward and upward, thus disengaging the rear locating spigots.' Refitting is the reverse of the above procedure, 13, The control units, Type 89 and 90, are conventionally mounted and may be easily removed after making the necessary electrical dlisconnections. ALR.1-28013 (REBECCA Mk. 8) 14, Rebecca Mi.8 equipment is an airbome interogator-responder which functions in conjunetion with an fureka Mk. 7 ground transponder to show the pilot, by neans of a range and heading meter, the position of the aireraft relative to the ground trans- ponder, thus forming a radar honing and distance measuring systen, 15, The airborne interogtor(transnitter) operates on a choice of eight spot fre- ‘uenetes selected ty the TX control knob ‘on the Type 197 control unit. The trans- mitter aerial rafiates this selected pulse ‘hich is received by the transponder this in’ turn antoratically transmitting an answering oulse together with its om code signal. ‘The airborne receiving aerials RESTRICTED feed this signal into the transponder rec civer), the fremency of which is selected by the BX knob of the Type 8197 control unit. ‘The operating frequencies of the interogator and responder are different to reduce the possibility of ground re~ flection errors, 16. ‘The time hetween transmitting the interrogator pulse and receiving the response pulse i analysed in the airborne equipment And displayed on the range meter in nautical ales, the direction ofthe round transponder being shown on this meter by the disposition Of heading punter, The movement of thi pointer is determined by the strength of Signal received at each reesiving aerial, such that if the starboard aerial receives a stronger pplse than the port the heading pointer will Joo defected to the right, 17, Bach ground station has its own code signal which is transmitted to and received by the airborne egnipment. This signal is passed to thie pilot's headset so that he can determine whether the airborne equipment is locked to the correct ground transponder. ‘The airborne equipment therefore has two functions, to search for the correct ground transponder and, when finding it, to lock to and home on to that transponder. During searching no signal is received back from the gronnd transponder, and the range meter pointer traverses the scale slowly from left to fight and then quickly back to zero. As soon as the aircraft comes within range of a trans- ponder the airborne equipment locks onto It. the meter pointer settles and a flag bearing ‘ow shows itself in the lock-on window of ‘the meter 18, If a code signal fron the transponder is’ other than that required by tho pilot for honing purposes he can release his eq- luippent. from the lock-to~ transporter con- dition ty depressing a strobe release tut tan on the Type 8197 control unit, whereby ‘the autoratic searching will re-start,FS2 19, Short range readings ay be read on the meter by operating a switch, this switch magritying the reading ty ter. ‘Te switch fitted to the control unit Type 8197 1s, marked OFF, SB, 200 and 20, the latter be- ing the short range setting mark. The SE position of the switch is Incorporated for waming the equipment before use, so that when switched to the 200 position, the noma long range position, accurate ‘read- ings will immediatly be obtained at the heading meter. 20, ‘The units enptoyed consist of a trans- Mitter-receiver Type 8193 mounted with 2 Junction box, Type 819°, inside the radic ‘corpartment on the forvard face of bulk- head. A switch unit, Type 78A, is mounted adjacent to the starboard side of the T.R.8193 while a control unit Type 8197 andthe range heading meter are fitted to the main instrunent panel. Two Type 90 aerials are fitted projecting uprards at each wingtip, while a Type 91 aerial is fitted projecting outboard on each side of the fuselage at the aft section of the cannon tay. evigi SHE enera? servicing instructions contained in pars.” to part.9 apply to the Rebecca Mk. installation whilst A.P. 2914 AG, Wi.1, deals with aech component eiving detailed servicing information, A counterpoise, in the form of tin foil Sheeting fastened to the uselage, 18 pro- Vided for the two transmitting aerials, This sheeting should be checked Lor cor ‘tinity to the airereet tonding system, Renoval and fitting 22, The transmitter/receiver, Type 8193 and Junction Box Type 8196 aré mounted in common mounting tray, The J.B. is sec~ ed by four 2 B.A. bolts, whilst tro knurled attachnent nuts secure the front of the transmitter/receiver, the two units being interconnected by mlti-pin plug and socket, ‘The plug is fitted to the ‘transaitter/receiver. 23, ven both knurled nuts have been 1008~ ened and the front aerial connection re- moved, the handle of the transnitter/rec- eiver’ nay be Lifted upwards and the set pulled gently avay from the J.B. until the rnult{-pin plug and sooket disconnect. The ‘set is now free fron the tray. The four bolts securing the J.B. may now be renoved together with the seven cable connections, 2%. To refit the equipment to the tray, first fit the J. Locate the transaitter/ receiver in the tray, press the multi-pin plug snd socket connection together, lower the handle of the transnitter/receiver and tum the tw knurled securing clanp screws 80 that the handle is held in the down position. Tighten the knurled securing clamp screns until the equipment is safely ‘secured. RESTRICTED A.P. 4099), Vol.1, Sect.6, Chop.< A.t.62, June 61 25. The switch unit, Type 78A, mounted on ‘the starboard side Of the T.R. 8193 location can be renoved by disconnecting the three ‘aerial connecters and the T.R. 6193 inter- connecting cable, then renoving the three 2 B.A. screns securing the unit to the for- ward fase of tailkhead 3. Access to this 1s gained by way of the startoard wing root access panels. 26, Th rewove either the Type 8197 control unit or range and heading eters, the sain ingtrument panel must first be hinged rearhards and dovnwards, To facilitate this operation all six Oddie pin fasteners Securing the panel must be released and the panel hinged rearvard to the extent of the check wires, Roth units may then be disconnected and removed fron the panel, Refitting is the reverse of the renoval procedure, Note. The range and heading meter is a precision instrument and must therefore always be handled with great care. 21, The tro fuselage aerials are convent- ionally fitted, 25 shown in the iLlus~ tration, and aré easily reroved, Mien re- fitting, ensure that the thin edge of the aerial blade faces forxard. 8295-128364-1472-500-8/61-DHH-F813 AP. 40881, Yel, StCt.6, Chap.2 Ata, shine 61 a etri PE eames awe | to Got ig wNreunone Fig.|. ARI. 5131 (EF Mk.3 GR) installation RESTRICTEDDETAIL 8 EXCTION SEAT AIRCRAFT Fig.2.ARI.SI31 (EF Mk.3 GR) unit mountings RESTRICTED82, June 61 AP, 299), Vol.1, Sect.6, Chap.2 Al Fig.3.A RI. 23013 (Rebecca Mk.8) installation RESTRICTEDMAM PLANES Fig.4. ARI.23013 (Rebecca Mk.8) wiring a] z a i go beaten Hehe cl Hh cn ee i: i INSTRUMENT PANEL ae Ca t i Miu RESTRICTEDFES AP. a9, Vol! Seet.6, Crop.2 AL 82," June 61 8193 HANOLE ANTeMBRATION. MOUNTING TR.8I93. MOUNTING TRAY CConTROL UN & AERULTYFE 90 TYPE 6197 Fig 5. ARI. 23013 (Rebecca MkB) unit mountings RESTRICTED