Template:Infobox avionics/doc

Purpose

This template will provide a standardized display of attributes about the large variety of avionics equipment employed in aircraft worldwide. It may be applied to all kinds of avionics equipment articles agnostic of the purpose, use, or nationality of any given device.

Full syntax

Copy the list of parameters below into your avionics article (before the lead), and fill in the appropriate attributes. To determine whether a parameter is required or not and other details, please see the Template Data section at the bottom of this page.

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Example

AN/APQ-120
Aircraft Fire Control Radar
AN APQ-120 in the nose of F-4E Phantom II
Status	Obsolete
Manufacturing Info
Manufacturer	Westinghouse Electric
Introduced	January 1, 1971 (1971-01-01)
Production Period	1970 - 1979
No. Produced	6
Developed From	AN/APQ-117
Specifications
Frequency Range	9.375 GHz (I-Band)
Height	19 in (48 cm)
Width	12 in (30 cm)
Length	18 in (46 cm)
Diameter	12 in (30 cm)
Weight	24.6 lb (11.2 kg)
Operating Temperature	−40 °F (−40 °C) - 120 °F (49 °C)
Input Voltage	48 VDC
Input Current	5 A
Usage
Used by Aircraft	F-4E Phantom II
Used by Country	United States
Used by Military	US Air Force
Variants	AN/APQ-120A

The example infobox that appears on this page is the result of the below data used in the template: <syntaxhighlight>

AN/APQ-120
Aircraft Fire Control Radar
AN APQ-120 in the nose of F-4E Phantom II
Status	Obsolete
Manufacturing Info
Manufacturer	Westinghouse Electric
Introduced	January 1971
Production Period	1970 - 1979
No. Produced	6
Developed From	AN/APQ-117
Specifications
Frequency Range	9.375 GHz (I-Band)
Height	19 in (48 cm)
Width	12 in (30 cm)
Length	18 in (46 cm)
Diameter	12 in (30 cm)
Weight	24.6 lb (11.2 kg)
Operating Temperature	−40 °F (−40 °C) - 120 °F (49 °C)
Input Voltage	48 VDC
Input Current	5 A
Usage
Used by Aircraft	F-4E Phantom II
Used by Country	United States
Used by Military	US Air Force
Variants	AN/APQ-120A

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Template Data

TemplateData: Avionics

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox avionics in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox avionics Infobox avionics template Parameter Description Type Status Name name Name or nomenclature of the equipment String required Image image Image of the device, eg. TheDevice.jpg, without File: syntax File suggested Image Caption caption Enter a caption for the image String suggested Alt Text alt Alternate text for the caption for accessibility for visually impaired readers or those with browsers or computers that do not display images. String optional Project project Enter the name of any "Project" specifically related to the development or use this device (eg. Have Quick, or Pave Paws) String optional Type type What is the general type of this device? Is it a radar, a radio, instrumentation, ECM, or something else? Suggested values Flight Controls Navigation Communications Radar Autopilot Fuel Systems Collision Avoidance Flight Recorder Fire Control (weapons) Electronic Countermeasures Reconnaissance Imagery System String required Manufacturer manufacturer Enter the name of the manufacturer for this device. It may be multiple, in which case using the PLAINLIST template is recommended. String optional Designer designer The person who designed the device or led the design. Not appropriate for company chief designers, project leaders, teams, etc. unless they led the actual engineering design. String optional Inventor inventor Was this device specifically invented by someone? If so, list their names here. If it is the same as the Designer or Manufacturer above, leave this field blank. String optional Status status Is this device currently in development/testing, in service, retired, replaced, etc? Suggested values Development/Testing In Service Retired Replaced String optional Introduction Date introdate The date this device was first introduced into service. It is recommended to use the {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} template String optional Years Produced years-produced Range of years manufactured (eg. 1994-2004) String optional Number Manufactured number Number of units produced. Either total or list of units by period (eg. 1,000 in 2024 String optional Developed From developed-from Previous device that led to development of this device String optional Height height Use the Convert template, like {{convert|X|in|cm|abbr=on}} or {{convert|X|ft|m|abbr=on}} String optional Width width Use the Convert template, like {{convert|X|in|cm|abbr=on}} or {{convert|X|ft|m|abbr=on}} String optional Length length Use the Convert template, like {{convert|X|in|cm|abbr=on}} or {{convert|X|ft|m|abbr=on}} String optional Diameter diameter Use the Convert template, like {{convert|X|in|cm|abbr=on}} or {{convert|X|ft|m|abbr=on}} String optional Weight weight Weight of the device. Use the Convert template, like {{convert|X|lb|kg|abbr=on}} or {{convert|X|kg|lb|abbr=on}} String optional Operating Temperature Range operating-temp May use the Convert template, like {{convert|X|F|C|abbr=on}} or {{convert|X|C|F|abbr=on}} String optional Input Voltage input-voltage Like 48 VDC or 120 VAC String optional Input Current input-current Input current required, like 5 A or 1 mA String optional Frequency Range frequency-range Operating frequency range for transmitters and/or receivers String optional Used by Aircraft used-by-aircraft List of aircraft where this device is installed. Recommended to use PLAINLIST template. String suggested Used by Country used-by-country List of countries that use or require this device. Recommended to use PLAINLIST template. String suggested Used by Military used-by-military List of militaries that use this device. Recommended to use PLAINLIST template. String optional Variants variants List variant names or nomenclatures. Recommended to use PLAINLIST template. String optional Format: block

Tracking categories

Category:Pages using infobox avionics with unknown parameters

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