A Flight Investigation of System Accuracies and Operational Capabilities of a General Aviation/Air Transport Area Navigation System (RNAV).
Abstract
Flight tests were conducted at the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (NAFEC) using a general aviation/air transport-type area navigation system (RNAV) to investigate area navigation system accuracies and resultant airspace requirements. The system used very high frequency omnidirectional radio range/distance measuring equipment (VOR/DME) radio data for position determination. Data and operational capabilities were also investigated, and graphical data are presented for parallel offsets, delay fans, and turn anticipation. Total system crosstrack standard deviations (1 sigma) in the en route, terminal, and approach areas were 1.39, 0.46, and 0.25 nautical miles (NMI), respectively. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA081646
Entities
People
- Jack Edmonds
- John Gallagher
- Robert Pursel