REGAL TEST PROGRAM SUPPORT

Abstract

The report presents the engineering results of the REGAL test evaluation program. The basic objective of the program was to determine the feasibility of the REGAL system, using an interferometer antenna, to provide airborne derived elevation angle and range data capable of providing accurate guidance for the purpose of landing aircraft. Comprehensive static and dynamic testing has revealed that REGAL has an elevation accuracy of 0.03 degrees for all angles 0.25 degrees above the mean ground plane and that the range techniques present the ability to approach within = or - 50 feet or 1%, whichever is greater, of the actual range. The latter part of the program was used to determine how well REGAL actually performed in a landing system. Over two hundred completely automatic landings were achieved using four different type aircraft, all equipped with different type landing computers and autopilots.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 1964
Accession Number
AD0600826

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Automatic Pilots
  • Control Systems
  • Converters
  • Digital Data
  • Engineering
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Guidance
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Recording Systems
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Geodesy