Automatic Landing System for FAA Convair 880, N-112.

Abstract

An Automatic Flight Control System AND All Weather Landing System (AFCS/AWLS) was installed in FAA's Convair 880 aircraft (N-112). The AFCS/AWLS features extensive use of integrated circuits and solid state discrete components in a dual channel fail safe passive configuration. The system was tested and evaluated at the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (NAFEC), Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the period from July 1967 until July 1970. During the flight rest program, system performance was evaluated in such autopilot modes as cruise, altitude hold, heading hold, and navigation capture and track. 9 Landing system performance was evaluated at NAFEC where complete test facilities were available and ILS coupled approaches were made at 15 other airports. In most cases a touch and go or a full stop landing was made. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0725618

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Automatic
  • Automatic Pilots
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Circuits
  • Control Systems
  • Dual Channel
  • Fail Safe
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Integrated Circuits
  • New Jersey
  • Test Facilities

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Electrical Engineering