Emerging Technologies May Offer Alternatives to the Instrument Landing System

Abstract

All three alternative systems under development can potentially provide greater precision landing capabilities than the 11~. For example, all three systems allow curved approaches to the airport, which enhance its capacity because more aircraft can approach an airport at the same time. However, the II~FMS combination is subject to problems that have affected the IIS at some airports, including frequency congestion and FM radio interference.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1992
Accession Number
AD1101860

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