ILS/MLS (Instrument Landing System/Microwave Landing System) Comparison Tests at Miami/Tamiami, Florida Airport

Abstract

A series of flight tests were performed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center at the Miami/Tamiami, Florida Airport, to compare the course quality of an instrumented landing system (ILS) with a collected Microwave Landing System (MLS). The Technical Center's test bed MLS was transported to and collected with the commissioned category I ILS on runway 9R at Tamiami. The flight data that was collected indicate that the MLS has less scalloping than the ILS and the MLS azimuth is unaffected by overflight interference. Keywords: Flight control systems; Air navigation; Landing aids; Instrument landing; Instrument flight. (kt)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214115

Entities

People

  • John Townsend

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Navigation
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Airports
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Data
  • Elevation
  • Flight
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Glide Slope
  • Instrument Flight
  • Instrument Landings
  • Landing Aids
  • Microwave Landing Systems
  • Test Beds
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Government

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