Monocular Passive Ranging (Project Air Cyclops)

摘要

This report presents the results of Project Air Cyclops, an evaluation of the Monocular Passive Ranging (MPR) System capabilities. The overall test objective was to determine the accuracy of the MPR system to estimate range to an afterburning jet plume. Air Force Institute of Technology requested this testing. The USAF Test Pilot School, Class 09A, conducted 2 ground tests totaling 8 hours and 11 flights totaling 11.4 hours at Edwards AFB, CA, from 1 September to 23 September 2009. All ground test objectives were met. The flight test objective was not met.