A Feasibility Study and Preliminary Evaluation of the Use of a Biased Glide Slope Technique for Noise Abatement Approach.

Abstract

A feasibility study and a preliminary evaluation of the technique of conducting noise abatement approaches by using a biased glide slope deviation signal were conducted at the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center. Manual approaches using a flight director system and automatic approaches using an automatic flight control system were flown at angles up to 0.9 degrees above the commissioned glide slope angle. A ramp washout of the bias was used with the washout time constant and initiation altitude of the washout treated as variables. It was concluded that the average glide slope beam will allow a biased approach of about 0.7 degrees above the commissioned angle and that the technique is operationally feasible. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0769269

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  • Robert H. Pursel

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Altitude
  • Automatic
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Control Systems
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Glide Slope
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Terminal Flight Facilities
  • Test And Evaluation

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