NOTMEASUREMENTSENSITIVEADS-20-HDBK19DECEMBER2005SUPERSEDINGADS-20-AJUNE1993AERONAUTICALDESIGNSTANDARDHANDBOOKARMAMENTANDFIRECONTROLSYSTEMSURVEYFORARMYAIRCRAFTThishandbookisforguidanceonly.Donotcitethisdocumentasarequirement.AMSCNIAFSClOGPDISTRIBUTIONSTATEMENTA.Approvedforpublicrelease,distributionisunlimited.FOREWORD1.ThishandbookisapprovedforusebytheU.S.ArmyResearch,DevelopmentandEngineeringCommandandisavailableforusebyalldepartmentsandagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.2.ThishandbookincludesguidanceforuseofanArmamentandFireControlSystemSurveyonArmyaircraft.ItalsoincludesformatchangestocomplywithMIL-STD-967,DepartmentofDefenseStandardPracticeforDefenseHandbooksFormatandContent.3.Comments,suggestions,orquestionsonthisdocumentshouldbeaddressedtoCommander,U.S.ArmyResearch,DevelopmentandEngineeringCommand,AviationandMissileResearch,DevelopmentandEngineeringCenter,ATTN:AMSRD-AMR-SE-TD-ST,Huntsville,AL35898oremailedtoWilliamSmith@rdec.redstone.army.mil.Sincecontactinformationcanchange,youmaywanttoverifythecurrencyofthisaddressinformationusingtheASSlSTOnlinedatabaseat:U.S.ArmyAviationandMissileResearch,DevelopmentandEngineeringCenterRedstoneArsenalATTN:AMSRD-AMR-AE-S-WBuilding4488,RoomC-316RedstoneArsenal,AL35898-5000Telephone:Commercial(256)313-8465AERONAUTICALDESIGNSTANDARDHANDBOOKFORARMAMENTANDFIRECONTROLSYSTEMSURVEYFORARMYAIRCRAFTFUNCTIONALDIVISION:DavidB.CrippsChief.MissionEquipmentDivisionAviationEngineeringDirectorateResearch.Development,andEngineeringCommand/SUBMITTEDBY:Acting~ihctorofAviationEngineeringResearch,Development,andEngineeringCommandAPPROVEDBY:4~.&f%nyD.Hodgens0.AMCOMandPEOAv~at~onStandardsExecutiveDATE:ia//y/o~//CertificationRecordBoarddate:DocumentIdentifierandTitle:ADS-20-HDBK,ArmamentandFireControlSystemSurveyforArmyAircraftRationaleforCertification:IPerformanceDecision:DetailStandard1InterfaceStandardStandardPracticeDesignStandardTestMethodStandardProcessStandardHandbookAlternativeActionGeneralTypeDecisionCertificationADS-20-HDBKTABLEOFCONTENTSPARAGRAPH........................................................................FOREWORD1.SCOPE..............................................................................1.1Scope...........................................................................................................................2.APPLICABLEDOCUMENTS2.1General....................................................................2.2.................................................Governmentdocuments.............................2.2.1Specifications,standardsandhandbooks2.2.2OtherGovernmentdocuments,drawingsandpublications........23.DEFINITIONS........................................................................3.1Acronyms.....................................................................................................................4.GENERALREQUIREMENTS4.1..Surveydescription.....................................................................................4.2Prerequisitesforgroundandflighttests...............................................................4.3Testarticles.....................................................5.DETAILEDREQUIREMENTS5.1ArmamentandFireControlSystemSurveytestplan...............5.2Testrequirements.........................................................5.2.1Non-firinggroundtests..................................................5.2.1.1Armamendfirecontroloperations......................................5.2.1.2Armamendfirecontrolboresight.......................................5.2.1.3Armingprocedures.................................................................................................................5.2.1.4Staticclearances........................................................5.2.1.5Displayresolution5.2.1.6Display................................................................................................................................5.2.1.7Sensorswitching............................5.2.1.8Targetacquisition/designationsubsystem5.2.1.9Laserdesignator..........................................................5.2.1.10Laserrangefinder.........................................................5.2.1.11Laserspottracker.................................................................................................................5.2.1.12Cryogeniccooling5.2.1.13Firecontrolintegration..................................................................................5.2.1.14Electromagneticenvironmentaleffects5.2.1.15Environmentalconditions...............................................5.2.1.16Shipboardoperations....................................................5.2.2Firinggroundtests.......................................................5.2.3Flighttests................................................................Aircraftflightperformance.............................................Targetacquisitioddesignationsubsystempointing..................Laserrange