[ARC5] ARC-27

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An example from the attachment: the com and nav setup in 1967 of the 
Beechcraft UC-45J Expeditor small utility plane, which was stuffed with 
heavy gear, incl. an ARC-27 and ARC-5. With this setup, the plane could 
carry 2 pilots and 3 pax at most.

SP5XZG

W dniu 25.03.2024 o 19:00, Doran Platt pisze:
> The ARC-27 is pressurized for high altitude use.  But, yes they are heavy.
> K3HVG
>> On 03/25/2024 9:22 AM EDT releazer at earthlink.net 
>> <mailto:releazer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Quote: "Yet in the 1980s the presence of two ARC-159s for redundancy 
>> on a fighter jet was not unusual."
>> I have an ARC-27, purchased for $10 at an aviation swap meet 25 years 
>> ago; it weighs about 80 pounds. I also have an ARC-116, which is 
>> similar in size and weight to the ARC-159; it weighs no more than 10 
>> lbs. I find it amusing that the ARC-116 is just about the same size 
>> and weight as the control boxes I have for the ARC-27. I think that 
>> may have influenced the decision to include two UHF sets.
>> Wayne
>> WB5WSV
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