Distance Measuring Equipment Traffic-Loading Capacity Investigation.

Abstract

This phase of the project was performed in response to a letter from Acting Chief, Navigation and Landing Division, ARD-300, dated January 17, 1980, under Project 81, tactical air navigational aid (TACAN)/distance measuring equipment (DME) Systems Support 042-306 TACAN/DME Maintenance/Sustaining Engineering. The project was performed to determine the cause of loss of DME service at the O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, and the Stapleton International Airport very high frequency omnidirectional radio range tactical air navigational system (VORTAC), Denver, Colorado. This report covers the findings of the traffic counts of the O'Hare DME and Stapleton VORTAC. The results show that these systems were being interrogated at rates in excess of the systems' capacities. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA091977

Entities

People

  • Harold Postel

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Airports
  • Beacons
  • Continuous Waves
  • Distance Measuring Equipment
  • Frequency
  • Interrogation
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Aids
  • New Jersey
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Repetition Rate
  • Signal Generators
  • Stations
  • Test Equipment
  • United States
  • Very High Frequency

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.