Engineering Performance Evaluation of Small Community Airport Microwave Landing System (TI Model) at Philadelphia International Airport Runway 17.

Abstract

The Microwave Landing System (MLS) program is designed to meet both civil and military operational needs. It will eventually replace the Instrument Landing System (ILS). After a system/equipment development phase, the Federal Aviation Administration, in 1979 began a Service Test and Evaluation Program (STEP) to obtain experience for developing criteria for siting, installation and preliminary operational procedures. Feasibility demo ground equipment from the development phase was used and user aircraft were equipped with MLS receivers. This report contains engineering evaluation of the FAA Technical Center flight test data taken on the Texas Instruments' manufactured Small Community MLS, as installed for STEP at Philadelphia International Airport Runway 17. The equipment performance was found to generally meet the FAA-STD-022b Path Following Error and Control Motion Noise requirement, but not the linearity requirement. Apparent aircraft propeller induced noise effects were identified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA172991

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  • C. E. Richardson
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