The Netherlands Proposes the 'Largo'.
Abstract
The Netherlands proposes a new system of controlling civil air traffic, known temporarily as 'Largo'. According to the terms used during a press conference, the 'Largo' is a modular mini-system which relies in particular on a computer with duplicate programs to avoid conflicts of traffic when proposing the most adequate solutions to the controller, when computing the ideal time for each take-off, during the exchange of radar information with other centers, etc. The system is based on using LAR-II radar which usefully sweeps the air space between 1000 m and 370 km up to an altitude of 120,000 feet and which has an antenna rotation rate which can be set betweeb 6 and 12 rpm. Considering its fundamental characteristics, the same radar thus makes it possible to control distant zones at the same time as it controls the terminal of an airport.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 05, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA020462
Entities
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center