Pave Tack Pod Cooling The PAVE TACK pod is an airborne targeting and laser designator system developed by Ford Aerospace and Communication Corp., Aeronutronic Division, Newport Beach, California. The Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) capability of PAVE TACK allows day or night and adverse weather operation. The PAVE TACK system is operational on F-4 and F-111 aircraft The cooling system for PAVE TACK was developed, and produced by Fairchild Controls Corporation. The PAVE TACK environmental control system (ECS), installed among a dense array of the customer's electronics, optics, power supplies, cables, computers and laser components, consists of the following major subassemblies: Motor Compressor and Refrigerant Controls Module (top left above) Ram Air Condenser (top right above) Remote Turret Evaporator and Fan (below left) Electrical Controls Module (bottom right)

• Attitude insensitive
• High output/low weight
• 30mm Heli-Rotor compressor, hermetic design
• No separate oil sump
• Contoured flush scoop ram air condenser
• Base evaporator
• Turret evaporator

Pave Tack Pod

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