EVALUATION OF AN OMNIDIRECTIONAL INTERROGATING METRIC WAVE PILOT WARNING INSTRUMENT
Abstract
The evaluation of a (PWI) pilot warning instrument is described. The equipment was intended to be a low-cost, lightweight, all-weather PWI and utilized an omnidirectional interrogating metric wave technique. Laboratory tests to determine the altitude discrimination capability of the PWI were performed. Field tests to deter mine the PWI bearing accuracy were conducted, and ground-to-air and air-to-air evaluations to determine the PWI range accuracy, reliable communication range and effects of interference on PWI performance were conducted in two specially instrumented C-45 type aircraft. Data acquired from these tests were reduced, correlated, and analyzed to determine the adequacy of the PWI technique for the development of a low-cost, lightweight, all-weather Pilot Warning Instrument for the aviation community.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0403663
Entities
People
- Bernhart V. Dinerman
- Karl H. Burkard