Impact of FAA E and D Elements--Eight Airport Summary. Volume 8.

Abstract

The potential benefits of implementing the products of selected FAA Engineering and Development Programs at eight major airports are surveyed. Best estimates of the expected performance of the Vortex Advisory/Wake Vortex Avoidance Systems (VAS/WVAS), Metering and Spacing (M and S--part of the ATC System Automation program) and the Discrete Address Beacon System are used as basis for estimating the increase in airport capacity that might be realized from the collective use of those systems in a pre-1985 case and a post-1985 case. Best estimates of the expected performance of the Airport Surface Traffic Control (ASTC) system, the Microwave Landing System (MLS), and Area Navigation Equipment (RNAV) plus results of recent FAA/TSC studies are used as the basis for estimating the individual impacts of those systems on controller workload, changes in air routes to reduce time and fuel, and ILS interference problems at the eight airports. This report summarizes the potential benefits. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA054245

Entities

People

  • A. L. Haines

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air
  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Discrete Address Beacon Systems
  • Engineering
  • Glide Slope
  • International Airports
  • Microwave Landing Systems
  • Navigation
  • New York
  • Radar
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Task Forces
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Technology Areas

  • Space