KA to KS - Equipment Listing
Copyright © 2001-2008 Andreas Parsch
Joint Photographic Type Designation System
KA - Reconnaissance CamerasKB - Strike Recording Cameras
KC - Aerial Mapping Cameras
KD - Scope Recording Cameras
KE - Miscellaneous Still Picture Cameras
KF - Miscellaneous Motion Picture Cameras
KG - General Purpose Cameras
KS - Camera Sets and Systems
KA - Reconnaissance Cameras
KA-1 | Aerial Reconnaissance Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in RB-57E, RF-4, RF-101A/C |
KA-2 | Aerial Reconnaissance Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in A-26A, RF-84F, RF-101A/C |
KA-3 | Aerial Reconnaissance Still Picture Camera; used in RB-47, RF-84F |
(4...5) | (No information) |
KA-6 | Panoramic Camera; used in F-105G |
KA-7 | Aerial Reconnaissance Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Hycon |
(8) | (No information) |
KA-9 | Still Picture Camera |
KA-10 | High-Altitude Night Reconnaissance System |
(11...12) | (No information) |
KA-13 | Medium/High-Altitude Camera |
(14...17) | (No information) |
KA-18 | Low-Altitude Reconnaissance/Special-Purpose High Speed Still Picture Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RF-101A/C |
KA-19 | High-Altitude Night Reconnaissance System |
KA-20 | Still Picture Camera |
KA-21 | High-Altitude Vertical Camera |
(22...23) | (No information) |
KA-24 | Still Picture Camera |
KA-25 | part of WS-102L (RB-58A) |
KA-26 | part of WS-102L (RB-58A) |
KA-27 |
Camera; conflicting references: - System 118L - part of WS-102L (RB-58A) |
(28...29) | (No information) |
KA-30 | Still Picture Camera; part of KS-61; used in OV-1, MQM-57, RF-8A/G |
(31) | (No information) |
KA-32 | used in RF-8A/G |
(33...38) | (No information) |
KA-39 | Still Picture Camera; part of KS-54; used in MQM-57 |
KA-40 | Still Picture Camera; used in RA-3B, RF-8A/G |
(41...44) | (No information) |
KA-45 | Panoramic Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RA-3B, RF-8A/G, RF-101C |
KA-46 | Still Picture Camera; used in RA-3B, RF-8A/G |
KA-47 | Camera; used in RA-3B, RF-8A/G, RF-101C |
(48) | (No information) |
KA-49 | Still Picture Camera |
KA-50 | Still Picture Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RA-5C, OV-1 |
KA-51 | Still Picture Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RF-8A, RA-5C |
KA-52 | Panoramic Camera |
KA-53 | Still Picture Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RA-3B, RF-4B, RF-8A/G, RA-5C |
KA-54 | Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Fairchild |
KA-55 | High-Altitude Panoramic Camera; used in RF-4 |
KA-56 | Low-Altitude Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in RF-4, RF-5E, RF-8A/G, RF-101, RB-57E, F-111C (Australia) |
KA-57 | Low-Altitude Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Perkin-Elmer; part of KS-68; used in RA-5C |
KA-58 | Medium/High-Altitude Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Perkin-Elmer; part of KS-69; used in RA-5C |
KA-59 | Panoramic Camera |
KA-60 | Panoramic High-Speed Aerial Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in OV-1, RF-8A/G, AQM-34 |
(61) | (No information) |
KA-62 | Still Picture Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RF-8A, RA-5C |
KA-63 | Horizon-to-Horizon Camera |
KA-64 | Still Picture Camera |
(65) | (No information) |
KA-66 | Panoramic High-Speed Aerial Still Picture Camera (modified KA-60); manufactured by Fairchild; used in RF-8A |
KA-67 | Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Itek |
(68) | (No information) |
KA-69 | 70mm Framing Camera; manufactured by Mitchell |
(70) | (No information) |
KA-71 | Panoramic High-Speed Aerial Still Picture Camera (modified KA-60); manufactured by Fairchild; used in F-105G |
KA-72 | 70mm Framing Camera; manufactured by Fairchild |
KA-73 | Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Perkin |
(74) | (No information) |
KA-75 | 70mm Framing Camera; manufactured by CAI |
KA-76 | Aerial Still Picture Camera Set; used in OV-1D |
(77...78) | (No information) |
KA-79 | ??? Camera |
KA-80 | High-Altitude Strategic Reconnaissance Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Itek; used in U-2, SR-71, AQM-91A, A-12 (CIA), Apollo (NASA) |
(81) | (No information) |
KA-82 | Medium-Altitude Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in RB-57E, RF-4B |
KA-83 | Camera; used in RB-57E |
KA-84 | Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Hycon |
KA-85 | Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Acton; used in AQM-34 |
(86) | (No information) |
KA-87 | Low-Altitude Camera; used in RF-4 |
KA-88 | 24-Inch Camera; manufactured by Hycon (model HR338A); used in AQM-34 |
KA-89 | Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in AQM-34 |
KA-90 | Panoramic Camera |
KA-91 | High-Altitude Panoramic Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in OC-135B, RF-4 |
KA-92 | Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Fairchild |
KA-93 | High-Altitude Panoramic Camera; used in RF-5E, F-111C (Australia), Ryan 124I (Israel) |
KA-94 | Camera; used in RF-104G (Taiwan) |
KA-95 | Medium-Altitude Panoramic Camera; used in RF-5E |
(96) | (No information) |
KA-97 | Camera; used in RF-104G (Taiwan) |
(98) | (No information) |
KA-99 | Low Altitude Panoramic Still Picture Camera; used in TARPS (Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System) on F-14 |
(100...101) | (No information) |
KA-102 | |
(103...106) | (No information) |
KA-107 | Tri-Lens Camera; used in CP-140 (Canada) |
(108...116) | (No information) |
KA-117 | |
KA-501 | Camera; used in CP-140 (Canada) |
KB - Strike Recording Cameras
(1...2) | (No information) |
KB-3 | Gun Camera; consists of LB-4, LB-5 |
(4...7) | (No information) |
KB-8 | Strike Camera |
KB-9 | 16mm Strike Camera; manufactured by Kodak; used in F-8, F-11 |
KB-10 | Camera; used in OV-1, RF-8A/G |
(11...12) | (No information) |
KB-13 | part of KS-27A |
(14...15) | (No information) |
KB-16 | 70mm Strike Recording Camera; manufactured by Gordon |
KB-17 | part of KS-27B |
KB-18 | 70mm Panoramic Strike Recording Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in A-7D, F-4E, F-100F, O-2A, OV-10C, RF-111C (Australia), P-3C (Australia) |
KB-19 | 16mm Strike Recording Motion Picture Camera; manufactured by Photo-Sonics |
(20) | (No information) |
KB-21 | 16mm Strike Recording Motion Picture Camera; manufactured by Photo-Sonics |
(22) | (No information) |
KB-23 | 16mm Gun Camera; manufactured by Maurer |
(24) | (No information) |
KB-25 | Gunsight Camera; manufactured by Photo-Sonics; used in F-4 |
KB-26 | Gunsight Camera; manufactured by Photo-Sonics |
(27) | (No information) |
KB-28 | |
(29...34) | (No information) |
KB-35 | 35mm Strike Recording Camera; used in F-16, F/A-18 |
KC - Aerial Mapping Cameras
KC-1 | Still Picture High-Altitude Mapping Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in RC-130A, RF-4 |
KC-2 | High-Altitude Mapping/Charting Camera |
(3...5) | (No information) |
KC-6 | Mapping Camera |
KD - Scope Recording Cameras
KD-1 | Camera/Processor/Viewer |
KD-2 | Still Picture Recording Camera; used with AN/APA-74 |
KD-3 | used in A-3 |
(4...10) | (No information) |
KD-11 | Cathode Ray Tube Recording Camera; used with LD-41; part of AN/APQ-56 |
KD-12 | Cathode Ray Tube Recording Camera; used with LD-29, LD-30 |
(13...14) | (No information) |
KD-15 | 35mm Radar Scope Recording Camera |
(16...25) | (No information) |
KD-26 | Radar Recording Camera |
(27...28) | (No information) |
KD-29 | Still Picture Camera |
(30...34) | (No information) |
KD-35 | Periscope Camera |
(36...37) | (No information) |
KD-38 | Still Picture Camera |
(39...43) | (No information) |
KD-44 | Still Picture Camera |
(45...47) | (No information) |
KD-48 | Still Picture Camera |
KE - Miscellaneous Still Picture Cameras
KE-1 | Still Picture Camera Set |
KE-2 | Copying and Enlarging Still Picture Camera |
KE-3 | Fingerprint Identification Still Picture Camera |
KE-4 | 70mm Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Graflex (model "Combat Graphics") |
KE-5 | Still Picture Camera (model PH-324) |
KE-6 | 70mm Still Picture Camera (similar to KE-4); manufactured by Graflex |
KE-7 | 35mm Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Kodak (model Signet 35) |
KE-8 | General Utility Automatic Hand-Held Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Simmon Bros. (model Omega 120) |
(9...11) | (No information) |
KE-12 | Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Graflex |
(13...14) | (No information) |
KE-15 | Still Picture Camera |
(16...27) | (No information) |
KE-28 | 70mm Handheld Aerial Camera; manufactured by CAI (KE-28A) and Maurer (KE-28B) |
(29...30) | (No information) |
KE-31 | Automatic Identification Still Picture Camera Set |
KE-32 | Automatic Identification Still Picture Camera Set |
(33...36) | (No information) |
KE-37 | Still Picture Camera (Rolleiflex) |
(38...39) | (No information) |
KE-40 | Still Picture Camera |
(41...45) | (No information) |
KE-46 | Still Picture Camera |
KE-47 | Still Picture Camera Set |
KE-48 | Handheld Still Picture Camera |
(49...57) | (No information) |
KE-58 | Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Mamiya (model Rapid Omega 200) |
(59...61) | (No information) |
KE-62 | Planetary Copy Still Picture Camera |
(63...70) | (No information) |
KE-71 | Still Picture Camera |
KF - Miscellaneous Motion Picture Cameras
(1) | (No information) |
KF-2 | 35mm Motion Picture Camera (Roll Type) |
KF-3 | 16mm Motion Picture Camera (Roll Type) |
KF-4 | 16mm Motion Picture Camera (Magazine Type) |
(5...7) | (No information) |
KF-8 | Motion Picture Reconnaissance Camera |
KF-9 | Motion Picture Camera |
(10...11) | (No information) |
KF-12 | Motion Picture Camera |
(13) | (No information) |
KF-14 | Motion Picture Camera |
(15...22) | (No information) |
KF-23 | Motion Picture Camera |
(24...33) | (No information) |
KF-34 | Motion Picture Camera |
KG - General Purpose Cameras
(1) | (No information) |
KG-2 | ID Camera |
(3) | (No information) |
KG-4 | Periscope Camera |
(5...11) | (No information) |
KG-12 | Mitran Copy Camera; part of AN/USQ-34(V) (Integrated Operational Intelligence Center, installed on aircraft carriers with RF-8, RF-4B, RA-5C) |
KG-13 | Satellite Tracking Camera (for System 496L?) |
(14...23) | (No information) |
KG-24 | Still Picture Camera |
KG-25 | Still Picture Camera |
(26) | (No information) |
KG-27 | Still Picture Camera |
(28) | (No information) |
KG-29 | 70mm Periscope Camera |
KS - Camera Sets and Systems
(1...2) | (No information) |
KS-3 | Photographic Evaluation Group |
KS-4 | Still Picture Camera Set |
KS-5 | Movie Camera |
KS-6 | Still Picture Camera Set |
KS-7 | Still Picture Camera Set |
(8) | (No information) |
KS-9 | Still Picture Camera Set |
KS-10 | Motion Picture Camera |
KS-11 | Motion Picture Camera Set |
KS-12 | Still Picture Camera Set |
(13) | (No information) |
KS-14 | Still Picture Camera Set |
KS-15 | Still Picture Camera Set; manufactured by Leica |
(16) | (No information) |
KS-17 | Still Picture Camera Set |
(18) | (No information) |
KS-19 | Identification Still Picture Camera Set |
(20...24) | (No information) |
KS-25 | High-Acuity Aerial Reconnaissance Camera System; manufactured by Fairchild; used with ES-25 |
KS-26 | Aerial Reconnaissance Camera; used in MQM-57 |
KS-27 | Motion Picture Camera System (Gun Camera); KB-27A consists of KB-13, LB-4, LB-9, LB-10; KS-27B consists of KB-17, LB-13, LB-14; replaces KB-3 |
(28) | (No information) |
KS-29 | 35mm Still Picture Camera Set |
KS-30 | Radarscope Image Recording Camera System; used with AN/APA-54 |
KS-31 | Radarscope Image Recording Camera System; used with AN/APQ-7, AN/APQ-13, AN/APQ-16, AN/APQ-24, AN/APQ-31, AN/APS-23 |
KS-32 | Radarscope Image Recording Camera System; used with AN/APS-60 |
(33...35) | (No information) |
KS-36 | Still Picture Camera |
(37) | (No information) |
KS-38 | Picture Taking and Processing Photographic Set |
KS-39 | Astro-Tracker; manufactured by Kollsman Instruments; used in B-58 |
(40...42) | (No information) |
KS-43 | High-Acuity High-Altitude Reconnaissance Subsystem |
KS-44 | Identification Still Picture Camera Set |
(45) | (No information) |
KS-46 | Identification Still Picture Camera Set; manufactured by Graflex (model "Graflex XL" rangefinder camera using 120 film) |
KS-47 | Identification Still Picture Camera Set |
KS-48 | Identification Still Picture Camera Set |
(49...53) | (No information) |
KS-54 | Aircraft Still Picture Camera Set; uses KA-39; used in MQM-57 |
(55...58) | (No information) |
KS-59 | Airborne Photographic Surveillance System |
(60) | (No information) |
KS-61 | Airborne Surveillance Camera System; uses KA-30; used in OV-1, MQM-57 |
KS-62 | Camera Set |
KS-63 | 16mm Recording Camera |
(64...66) | (No information) |
KS-67 | 70mm Aerial Reconnaissance Still Picture Camera System; used in RF-104G |
KS-68 | Panoramic Camera System; uses KA-57; used in RA-5C |
KS-69 | Panoramic Camera System; uses KA-58; used in RA-5C |
(70...71) | (No information) |
KS-72 | Aerial Reconnaissance Camera System; manufactured by Hycon; used in RF-4, RF-101C |
(73...78) | (No information) |
KS-79 | Satellite Tracking Set |
KS-80 | 35mm Handheld Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Nikon |
KS-81 | 35mm Handheld Still Picture Camera (similar to KS-80); manufactured by Nikon |
(82...86) | (No information) |
KS-87 | Aerial Reconnaissance Framing Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in OC-135B, RF-4, RF-5E, RF-101, HU-25B, TARPS (Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System) on F-14, TARS (Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System) Pod on F-16C |
(88...91) | (No information) |
KS-92 | Aerial Reconnaissance Camera; used in RF-5A |
KS-93 | Submarine Periscope 35mm Camera Set; manufactured by Topcon |
(94) | (No information) |
KS-95 | Camera; used in TAC Pod with RF-4EJ (Japan) |
(96...97) | (No information) |
KS-98 | Rangefinder Still Picture Camera Set; very similar to KS-46; manufactured by Graflex (model "Graflex XL") |
KS-99 | Still Picture Camera |
(100) | (No information) |
KS-101 | Still Picture Camera Set (24x microfiche) |
KS-102 | |
(103) | (No information) |
KS-104 | Photographic Surveillance System |
KS-105 | Motion Picture Camera |
KS-106 | Motion Picture Camera |
KS-107 | Motion Picture Camera |
KS-108 | Still Picture Camera Set |
KS-109 | Photographic Set |
(110...111) | (No information) |
KS-112 | Still Picture Camera Set |
KS-113 | Photographic Surveillance System; uses KA-60 |
(114) | (No information) |
KS-115 | Copying Still Picture Camera Set |
(116) | (No information) |
KS-117 | Still Picture Camera Set |
(118...119) | (No information) |
KS-120 | Panoramic High-Speed Aerial Still Picture Camera (KA-60C modified with larger 6000 ft. capacity magazine); manufactured by Fairchild; used in AQM-34 |
KS-121 | 70mm Aerial Reconnaissance Camera System; used in RF-5E |
(122...124) | (No information) |
KS-125 | Camera System; used in RF-104G (Taiwan) |
(126) | (No information) |
KS-127 | LOROP (Long Range Oblique Photography) Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RF-4 |
KS-128 | Low Altitude Night Photo Camera System |
(129) | (No information) |
KS-130 | Still Picture Camera Set |
(131...133) | (No information) |
KS-134 | Still Picture Camera Set |
KS-135 | Camera System; used in TAC Pod with RF-4EJ (Japan) |
KS-136 | Still Picture Camera Set |
(137...141) | (No information) |
KS-142 | Polaroid Multipurpose Camera |
(143) | (No information) |
KS-144 | Still Camera; consists of LA-622 camera body, LA-623 magazine, LA-624 lens & LA-625 lens |
(145) | (No information) |
KS-146 | Camera; used in LOROP (Long Range Oblique Photography) Pod with RF-4EJ (Japan) |
KS-147 | LOROP (Long Range Oblique Photography) Camera |
(148) | (No information) |
KS-149 | Camera & Accessory Set |
(150) | (No information) |
KS-151 | Surface Surveillance Kit |
(152) | (No information) |
KS-153 | Tri-Lens Aerial Reconnaissance Camera; manufactured by Zeiss; used in TARPS (Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System) on F-14 |
(154...160) | (No information) |
KS-161 | FEI (Firing Error Indictor) Pod (Vector Scoring Camera) |
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