AIRCRAFT LANDING SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY STUDY. C-121C. AN/GSN-5

Abstract

The Landing Control, Central, AN/GSN-5 is a ground-based, final approach navigation system providing three basic approach and landing techniques, naely, completely automatic control, cross-pointer guided approach, and talkdown. These techniques may be used singularly or in combination. In all cases, however, aircraft surveillance and guidance information are maintained to touchdown. A study was made of the compatibility of the C-121C aircraft, the PB-10A autopilot, and the landing control, central, AN/GSN-5 which indicated that the aircraft and the AN/GSN-5 system are compatible for crosspointer or talkdown guided approaches. While aircraft control in the longitudinal plane is adequate for all-weather automatic final approaches, the lateral control of the C-121C is such that the aircraft and the AN/GSN-5 system are only quasi-compatible. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0273538

Entities

Organizations

  • Bell Aircraft Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Landings
  • Aircrafts
  • Automatic
  • Automatic Pilots
  • Ground Based
  • Guidance
  • Landing
  • Navigation

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management