Aircraft radars
The GNEYS-5S is a Soviet airborne target detection (search) radar.
The GNEYS-5S only a target detection radar, so cannot track targets or provide a lead indicator. It does not scan for targets; instead radar blips update instantly and continuously on the radar display, providing an accurate indication of where the targets are. As a trade-off, the radar has a short range of only 8 km and relatively narrow detection angles. Due to the high amount of ground clutter the radar receives, and the band width, the radar is only useful at high altitude.
| Features | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | Pulse mode | PD mode | MTI mode | IRST mode | TWS mode | SARH |
| A | ✓ | X | X | X | X | X |
| Search characteristics | ||||||
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| Mode | Max range | Display ranges | IFF | |||
| SRC | 8 km | 8 km | X | |||
| Search modes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Scan type | Azimuth | Elevation | Period | ||
| SRC | Continuous | ±30° | ±20° | Instant | ||
Compared to other target detection radars the GNEYS-5S has a poor detection range of only 8 km. It also has a fairly poor ±30° azimuth scan angle, but the elevation scan angle (±20°) is very good. The radar display also update instantly unlike most other radars.
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The GNEYS-5S was developed in 1944 by V. Tikhomirov. It had two different displays, one for the pilot which directed him towards the target and one for the radar officer who got a bigger overview.
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