Siting Criteria for the Microwave Landing System (MLS).

Abstract

This report provides guidance in the selection of locations on an airport for installation of MLS antennas. A description of the operation of the Microwave Landing System (MLS) is given and the preferred locations for MLS antennas are described. A discussion of possible interference effects due to reflecting and shadowing objects is presented. Techniques for determining potential interference sources are given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA172700

Entities

People

  • Thomas Hom
  • Thomas J. Laginja

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Antennas
  • Approach Lights
  • Arrays
  • Engineering
  • Flight Paths
  • Glide Slope
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Guidance
  • Management Personnel
  • Microwave Landing Systems
  • Navigation
  • Reflectors
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transportation
  • United States

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Statistical inference.