Reticle alignment
RESTRICTED
this case
rested
to the left
to the right; second, if it rest-
of center.
E. Reticle
Out of A!-
ignment.
The retice is out of alignment when the
onctly the same as t
é renpass heading if the
plane of rotation
of the optics--of the mirror in
case of the M-8.
The students may engage in discussion
relat-
ive to the
extreme
difficulty in setting up a
course-- in
fact it would be
a practical imposs-
ibility.
They
should also consider both clock-
wise and counter-clockwise misalignment of the
reticle relative to the
the deflection
error
which would most likely occur.
mang
A range error is caused by improper time of
bomb release.
For any
given altitude, velocity ot closure,
airspeed (CIAS)
and trail value of the bomb, there
is but one correct point (i.e. time) of bomb re-
The Norden Bombsight is constructed so that
the point
of bomb release
when the index of
the telescope
quaciant.
raadran too
coincides with the index of
purposes of discussion,
assume this
same as
oncoming
Te: escoDe cuad-ant
stationary rate
rant.
; t
the automatic re+
lease points
are closed.
re !ease
In ane orden Bombsicht the time of bomb
depends on three things:
position of the
rate quadrant.
speed of drive of the telescope quad-
rant.
relative to the
The he osition of telesave sudant
ed
exactiy
the
the
heading
of
the
nature
of
Errors
lease.
the
rate
For
ic
be
the
when
the
meets
the
quad-
is
at
this
point
that
i.
The
2.
The
3.
position
of
the
transverse
hair.
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