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TARPS (Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System)
The TARPS (Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System) is carried on the F-14 Tomcat. The 17-foot, 1,850-pound gray pod is actually a protective aluminum case manufactured by Grumman. Inside its shell, three camera sensors are mounted in sturdy equipment racks. They aim down at passing terrain, using infrared to capture images at night. In the air, the aluminum pod protects the cameras from vibrations and soaking by hydraulic fluid and JP-5 jet fuel. It must withstand buffeting by winds at twice the speed of sound. When a Tomcat returns from a reconnaissance mission, the pod is opened and film is rushed to processing. The shipboard record for processing turnaround, from landing to finished print, is 13 minutes. 3,350 feet of new film is placed in the pod, and it is ready to go again.
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https://fas.org/irp/program/collect/tarps.htm