Microwave Landing System/ Area Navigation Curved Path Approach Flight Tests

Lynn, William A. III

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Microwave Landing System/ Area Navigation Curved Path Approach Flight Tests

1982-08-01
By Lynn, William A. III

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Lynn, William A. III
Corporate Creators:

Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center (U.S.)
Subject/TRT Terms:

Air Traffic Control Approach Flight Plans Flight Tests Microwave Landing Systems
Publication/ Report Number:

DOTIFAA/CT-82/48
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Test Plan
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
Abstract:

The objectives of these flights are to test the accuracy and suitability of a modified area navigation (RNAV) system to perform Microwave Landing System (MLS) guided curved path approaches in support of the MLS Service Test and Evaluation Program (STEP), and to develop the data base and background experience required to formulate instrument approach and obstacle clearance criteria. The curved path approach concept offers significant benefits for noise abatement and obstacle clearance prob1ems • The equipment, a Jet Electronics and Technology (J.E.T. TIt) DAC-2000 RNAV system will be installed and flown in one of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center I s Boeing 727' s, N-40. An onboard data collection system will collect aircraft state and navigation system data, and telemetered aircraft position data from ground tracking equipment. Additional ground tracking data will be merged with airborne data post-mission. Among the parameters to be examined are system accuracy, path repeatability, aircraft dynamics, and level of pilot workload. Specific criteria to be applied are found in current Advisory Circulars (AC's) pertaining to RNAV systems and Category I and II flight control systems.
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PDF
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FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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