AREA CONVERAGE DISPLAYS AND COURSE LINE COMPUTERS EXPERIMENTATION.

Abstract

Pictorial displays and course-line computers, driven by VORTAC receivers, were tested to appraise the value of area navigation in the Air Traffic Control System. Technical and operational aspects were tested in fixed-wing aircraft and by simulation in the laboratory. The report touches on results from simulation but concentrates on the description of flight tests. From Air Traffic Control simulations, it was concluded that the controller workload may be reduced and his ability to manipulate traffic increased. Flight tests proved that the addition of area displays to VORTAC receivers enhances the usefulness of DME in VORTAC. Off-radial flight accuracies are comparable to the now existing radial accuracies. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0650832

Entities

People

  • D. Brandewie
  • L. Garry Adams
  • R. Harter

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Aircrafts
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Navigation
  • Radar Landing Control
  • Simulations
  • Traffic

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).