Recommendation on transition from primary/secondary radar to secondary-only radar capability

VILCANS, JANIS{27898}; Lay, Richard

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Recommendation on transition from primary/secondary radar to secondary-only radar capability

1994-10-01
By VILCANS, JANIS{27898} ; Lay, Richard

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English

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Creators:

VILCANS, JANIS{27898} ; Lay, Richard
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/NR-94-1 ; DOT-VNTSC-FAA-94-10
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final report; Sept. 1993 - March 1994
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Abstract:

This recommendation has been prepared to support the FAA decision to deactivate primary Long-range radars and presents a ; transition strategy and implementation plan for the transformation of the existing primary/secondary en route radar ; system to a beacon-only system by the year 2002. The estimated cost associated with this transition is $2.1 billion, ; but the cost directly related to the decision is approximately $138.6 million. Thus, the potential saving of ; approximately $1.4 billion associated with LRR replacement results in a benefit-to-cost ratio greater that 10. ; It is therefore recommended that the decision to deactivate the LRR be implemented as rapidly as possible in order to ; minimize costs necessary to sustain and maintain the existing system; that an orderly transition be accomplished; and ; that the transition to the beacon-only capability be adopted on a center-by center basis. It is also recommended that ; the goal of an en route beacon system, comprising stand-alone beacon radars and backed up with an automatic dependent ; surveillance (ADS) system be established, but achievement of this goal should not delay implementation of the ; deactivation decision.
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FA4M5/A4031
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[PDF - 7.71 MB]
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Volpe Center
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