Detection of Military Aircraft in an Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) Environment

Details

• Creators:
  Hazelwood, Carl
• Corporate Creators:
  Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air traffic control
  • Aircraft
  • Identification systems
  • Military aircraft
  • Radar vehicle detectors
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FAA-CT-80-37
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  An initial survey and analysis of military Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) transponder problems was conducted as a result of transponder performance analyzer (TPA) measurement difficulties encountered at Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, and from field problem reports from the Atlanta Terminal, New York and Washington Centers, and other areas. The information assembled and presented in this report demonstrates potential ATCRBS problems with high performance military aircraft 1.n fringe areas of coverage and particularly with the Automated Radar Terminal Systems (ARTS's). Aircraft antenna patterns and switching are of primary concern.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  031-241-820
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90528/dot_90528_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.13 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cfa8488a53128c74329d82ef32d8ee590c08f5013d6d2fe08ce5ab0412a55a1b12e2d29806a505e6f841ba1164a6f73d7a70758c61eb4f1c75eb4d0a6f5c24c9