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STRIKE FINDER
DIGITAL WEATHER AVOIDANCE
Introduction
The Strike Finder Digital Weather Avoidance System detects and
analyzes the electrical activity emanating from thunderstorms within a 200
nautical mile (nm) radius of the aircraft. A unique graphic display plots an
accurate, reliable and easily-interpreted picture of electrical activity that you
can use to circumnavigate the hazards associated with thunderstorms.
Thunderstorm
Lightning
Strike Finder Display
Electromagnetic Signals emitted
from hazardous convective activity
associated with Thunderstorms
Strike Finder Sensor
Figure 1. Functional Graphic
Functional Description
The Strike Finder Sensor routinely receives the electromagnetic signals
emitted by lightning (see Figure 1). This information is amplified and
conveyed by a shielded cable to the Display, where the advanced technology
Digital Signal Processing
of
analyzes the severity and location of the
LED display
thunderstorms. The ultra bright
plots the information as
strike dots
and cells, in one cohesive easy-to-interpret weather picture
(see Figure 2).
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