Tests of Aircraft Navigation for Small Area Mapping Using Minimum Local Aids to Navigation

Abstract

A U. S. Coast Guard HC-130B aircraft was flown on a parallel track pattern while within range of a high accuracy tracking radar, and the navigational performance of the aircraft while using only certain specified aids was observed. The aids used were LF and UHF radiobeacons, the aircraft's doppler radar, a transponder for the aircraft's search radar, and an inertial guidance system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0740607

Entities

People

  • James A. Mcintosh

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Beacons
  • Coast Guard
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Doppler Radar
  • Fire Control Radar
  • Flight Crews
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Navigators
  • Radar
  • Search Radar
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management