AI MARK 17 PART 1 BASIC [Main Title]

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  • Title: AI MARK 17 PART 1 BASIC [Main Title]
  • Film Number: TRE 232
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF RADAR FILMS FROM TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, MALVERN [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The first in a series of three films about the Airborne Interceptor (AI) Mark 17 S-Band radarsystem. This film illustrates the basic principles behind the system, using animated plan diagrams and Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) displays.
  • Description: Intertitles read: 1. Coverage and scan 2. Stabilisation 3. Display 4. Range 5. Range - Azimuth scope 6. Strobe system 7. Manual strobe 8. Automatic strobe 9. Lock-Follow facilities 10. Pilot's display system
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF RADAR FILMS FROM TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, MALVERN [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: TRE 232
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 1956
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry (Production sponsor)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 700 ft ca; Running time: 19 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    TRE 232

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    TRE 233 (AI MARK 17 PART 2 AIRBORNE INTERCEPTIONS [Main Title]) TRE 234 (AI MARK 17 PART 2 SECTION 1. OPERATIONAL. USE OF CONTROLS [Main Title])
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