RNAV Route Design-Terminal Area Design Procedures and Transition Area Design Guidelines.

Abstract

This report presents techniques which can be used to produce terminal and transition area route structures that are designed for use by aircraft equipped with area navigation (RNAV) computers. The route design processes were developed during several years of investigation into RNAV route structures for terminal and enroute airspace. The design techniques provide for the consideration of user and Air Traffic Control (ATC) requirements. Among the user considerations are minimization of the number of waypoints and the reduction of aircraft time and fuel penalties by utilizing the RNAV routes. The ATC considerations include procedural separation of arriving and departing aircraft, organization of the terminal area according to traffic flow, and provision for sufficient maneuvering airpsace to permit efficient traffic separation procedures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA062053

Entities

People

  • A. George Halverson
  • Edwin D. Mcconkey

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Energy Conservation
  • Flight Paths
  • Geography
  • Geometry
  • High Altitude
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Low Altitude
  • Operating Systems
  • Terminals
  • United States

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management

Technology Areas

  • Space