ACTIVITY REPORT
Abstract
Contents: APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS: AN/GSN-5A, BLEU landing system, REGAL, FLARESCAN, and AN/APN-114. AIRPORT LIGHTING SYSTEMS: Sylvania simplified approach lights, centerline taxiway lighting, runway crossbars and distance-to-go signs, shield for approach light sequence flasher, semi-flush mounted runway lights, comparison of U. S. Red-White VGSI and Australian TEE-VGSI, and heliport surface lights. DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING: A /GSN-11 and data processing central. NAVIGATION: Doppler VOR/TACAN colocation tests, radio doppler direction finding, minimum air navigation, and pictorial displays and course line computers. RESEARCH: ATC concepts for supersonic and hypersonic vehicles, weather hazards detection and circumnavigation, advanced communications techniques for LODISNAV, pilot warning information requirements, Hawaiian Islands ATC simulation study, and water equeezertype aircraft arresting system. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0283060