C-141 All Weather Landing System (AWLS) Flight Test Report: Optimization and Pre-Experimental Phases

Abstract

A chronological description of flight tests and aircraft modification since Nov. 1, 1972, is given. The present aircraft (NC-1414,61-2775) and All Weather Landing System (AWLS) configurations are described along with the pilot procedures to be used initially in the Experimental Phase of the program. Individual mission reports are presented in Appendix A. Diagrams of each baseline approach are presented in Appendix B.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA003952

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Hovde

Organizations

  • Flight Dynamics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Automatic Pilots
  • Control Systems
  • Course Deviation Indicators
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Guidance
  • Indicators
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Instrumentation
  • Low Altitude
  • Mission Profiles
  • Navigation
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Recording Systems
  • Transmitters

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Software Engineering