This report describes the development of a lightweight distance-measuring interrogator, Type DIB, for use in private and smaller commercial aircraft. This equipment contains only 23 vacuum tubes and has an installed weight of less than 25 pounds. The specification is in¬cluded, along with a detailed description of the theory of operation of the equipment. Labor¬atory and flight tests are described, and the results in terms of performance and accuracy are included.
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