Northeast Corridor Helicopter Area Navigation Accuracy Evaluation.

Abstract

This report presents area reduced navigation accuracy test flight data collected along an experimental area naviation route structure - the so-called Northeast Corridor. This corridor is an experimental helicopter airway structure extending between Washington, D.C., and Boston, Mass. It contains of 2 one-way, reduced width (4 nautical miles (nmi)) airways including one route spur from Allentown, Pa. These flight tests were a joint effort of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Helicopter Association International (HAI). The objective was to determine if the NEC could be navigated within the 4-nmi airway boundary at the 95 percent confidence level required by Advisory Circular (AC) 90-45A, ''Approval of Area Navigation Systems for Use in the U.S. National Airspace System.''

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA117445

Entities

People

  • Jack D. Edmonds

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Beacons
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Errors
  • Helicopters
  • Information Science
  • Navigation
  • New Jersey
  • Radar
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space