doing l@ser camera runs
RUU had the laser profiler along with a RC10 mapping camera and a 70mm strip film to show where the laser ground track was. Also carried a video camera aligned with the laser to allow the pilot to see terrain under the aircraft and for tracking. A CRT screen was mounted above the centre of the instrument panel.
runs at 35,000 feet
Maximum terrain to aircraft separation for the laser was 7000 feet due to signal timing. Highest terrain Mt Puncak Jaya was 16024. So 23000 feet was about the highest required.
They were flying on 100% oxygen
The Army supplied the oxygen system and the controllers to fit the Army helmets.
Normal or 100% O2 was selectable
one of the crew suffered the bends in flight
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Amongst 50+ other Army pilots.
some of it was even legitimate
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