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RADAR BULLETIN No. 8A

(RADEIGHT-A)

AIRCRAFT CONTROL MANUAL

 

NAVY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

 

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON · 1950

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS,
Washington 25, D.C., 21 June 1950.

1. This publication, the AIR CONTROL MANUAL, is issued for the use and guidance of the Operating Forces of the Navy.

2. This Manual is effective upon receipt and supersedes Radar Bulletin No. 8 (RADEIGHT), the AIR CONTROL MANUAL, all copies of which shall be destroyed by burning. No report of destruction is required.

3. This publication is CONFIDENTIAL, nonregistered, and shall be handled, stowed, and transported as prescribed in the UNITED STATES NAVY SECURITY MANUAL FOR CLASSIFIED MATTER (OPNAV 32-P-1100). When no longer required for use, it shall be destroyed by burning, no report of destruction being necessary.

4. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTIONS 793 AND 794. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

5. While the classification of the publication is necessarily CONFIDENTIAL, commanding officers are urged to make certain that the book is available to all personnel whose duties require access to the information contained herein.

6. This publication is under the cognizance of and is distributed by the Chief of Naval Operations. Comments on any of the information contained herein are invited.

R. P. BRISCOE,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy,
ACNO (Readiness)

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DISTRIBUTION LIST FOR THE AIR CONTROL MANUAL (RAD EIGHT A)

Standard Navy Distribution List, Part I, Number 59 (1 April 1950)

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Standard Navy Distribution List, Part 2, Edition 17 (1 April 1950)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
Chapter 1	Introduction to the Control of Aircraft	1
Chapter 2	Aerial Navigation and Relative Motion	7
Chapter 3	Weather and the Control of Aircraft	15
Chapter 4	Communications in Aircraft Control	23
Chapter 5	Radio Telephone (K/T) Procedure	29
Chapter 6	Use of the Plan Position Indicator and CIC Plotting Facilities in the Control of Aircraft	43
Chapter 7	Altitude Determination	53
Chapter 8	IFF and the Control of Aircraft	61
Chapter 9	Control of Aircraft Through Window and Jamming	67
Chapter 10	Types of Aircraft Patrols	77
Chapter 11	Employment of Fighters for Defense Against Air Attack	97
Chapter 12	Day Interceptions	103
Chapter 13	Night Interceptions	127
Chapter 13A	High Speed, High Altitude Interceptions	144a
Chapter 14	Airborne Control of Aircraft and Airborne Early Warning	145
Chapter 15	Visual Air Control	151
Chapter 16	Aircraft Control in Amphibious Operations	157
Chapter 17	Hunter /Killer Operations	169
Chapter 18	Homing Procedure	179
Chapter 19	Search and Rescue	187
Chapter 20	Controlled Approachs	195
Chapter 21	The Control of Spotting Planes	221
Chapter 22	Antiaircraft (AA) Fire and Control of Aircraft	227
Chapter 23	Control of Aircraft in Training	233
Chapter 24	Functions of Air Operations in the Control of Aircraft	237
Chapter 25	Sources of Information for CIC in the Control of Aircraft	245
Chapter 26	CIC Control Within the Task Force Organization	251
Chapter 27	Signals Pertinent to the Control of Aircraft	259
Glossary of Terms

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