A Flight Investigation of System Accuracies and Operational Capabilities of a General Aviation Area Navigation System.

Abstract

Flight tests were conducted at the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (NAFEC) using a general aviation area navigation (RNAV) system to investigate system accuracies and resultant airspace requirements in the terminal area. Issues investigated were total system error and error budget, flight technical error, turn anticipation, waypoint storage capacity, and results of typical operational maneuvers. Subject pilots for the test represented two distinct levels of experience. Subjects were also restricted to a one-, two-, or three-waypoint storage capacity for various flights. Statistical data are presented for the various error components making up the RNAV total system error. Various operational capabilities were also investigated and graphical data are presented for parallel offsets and turn anticipation. A two standard deviation of + or - 1.5 nmi was measured for total system crosstrack error in the terminal area. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042846

Entities

People

  • Jack D. Edmonds
  • John Gallagher
  • Robert H. Pursel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Flight Training
  • Guidance
  • Information Science
  • Navigation
  • New Jersey
  • Operating Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radio Navigation
  • Radio Ranges (Transmitters)
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management

Technology Areas

  • Space