ILS (Instrument Landing System), Flight, and Ground Data from Unusual Events Recording System in a Commercial 737 Aircraft

Abstract

To monitor the interaction between aircraft motion and pilot control inputs during such unusual happenings as upsets caused by turbulence and collision-avoidance type of maneuvers, Unusual Events Recording Systems (UERS) were installed in three jet transports--a Boeing 707, 727, and 737--operated by two major airlines in scheduled passenger-carrying flights. A total of 2088 hours of usable data recorded between September 1969 and April 1971 were presented in Interim Report FAA-RD-71-69. Then the recording program was modified and extended to record additional Instrument Landing System (ILS) parameters and ground data on the Boeing 737 during 6 months of operation. Between October 1971 and April 1972, 503 hours of data were recorded on 725 flights.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0752841

Entities

People

  • Larry E. Clay
  • Robert C. Delong
  • Ronald I. Rockafellow

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altitude
  • Control Surfaces
  • Data Processing
  • Deflection
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Fuselages
  • Glide Slope
  • Ground Speed
  • Instrument Landings
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Measurement
  • Recording Systems
  • Transport Aircraft

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.