Whatever happened to the F-111, which was produced with a defective terrain-following radar?

There are very few alternatives to using terrain-following radar for high-speed, low altitude flight.

Our terrain-following radar is a hell of a lot better than theirs, and I can actually see the ground and they can't.

Most F-111 variants included a terrain-following radar system connected to the autopilot.

Its terrain-following radar sees mountains where none exist.

The Air Force declined to predict when the restrictions on use of the terrain-following radar would be lifted.

Terrain-following radar is also sometimes used by civilian aircraft that map the ground and wish to maintain a constant height over it.

Military helicopters may also have terrain-following radar.

Problems have also been encountered with the plane's fuel systems, its terrain-following radars, and its flight controls.

The R-14A radar also added a terrain-following radar capability.

"Skipper knows damned well that you don't have terrain-following radar in this bird," Gator said, his voice tart.

A short while later the helicopter pitched upward as the terrain-following radar led it up the slope of the Mount Lebanon range.

Equipped with terrain-following radar.

The Tomcat, at least on the later variance, has excellent terrain-following radar that can keep you locked at practically any altitude near to the earth.

It conducts long-range, special operations missions, and is equipped with extra fuel tanks and terrain-following radar.

Radar altimeter technology is also used in terrain-following radar allowing fighter aircraft to fly at very low altitude.

Terrain-following radar by Texas Instruments.

Even an automated system has limitations and all aircraft with terrain-following radars installed have limits on how low and fast they can fly.

Training began in 1967, with RAAF personnel seeing terrain-following radar and other sophisticated equipment for the first time.

A related use of radar altimeter technology is terrain-following radar, which allows fighter bombers to fly at very low altitudes.

The Buccaneer proved impressive with its fast low-level attacks, which were highly accurate despite the aircraft's lack of terrain-following radar and other modern avionics.

Trials were also conducted with terrain-following radar and a side scan mode for the bombing and navigation radar but neither became operational.

One of the Combat Talon's greatest assets was its highly advanced forward-looking infrared imager and its terrain-following radar.

The terrain-following radar was the Sperry AN/APQ-128.

The navigation pod contains a terrain-following radar which allows the pilot to safely fly at a very low altitude following cues displayed on a heads up display.