An Evaluation of the Accuracy of a Microwave Landing System Area Navigation System 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 demonstrate the operation and capabilities of a prototype Microwave Landing System (MLS) Area Navigation System (RNAV). The Technical Center's test bed MLS was transported to and collocated with the commissioned Category I Instrument Landing System (ILS) on runway 9R at Tamiami. The flight data collected indicate that the errors in aircraft position, as computed by the MLS RNAV algorithm, consistently met Category I performance criteria, and that computed centerline and glide slope operations can be conducted with Category I accuracies to runways with lateral offsets of up to 3500 feet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223176

Entities

People

  • Clifford W. Macklin

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Algorithms
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Course Deviation Indicators
  • Distance Measuring Equipment
  • Elevation
  • Glide Slope
  • Guidance
  • Instrument Landings
  • Microwave Landing Systems
  • Navigation
  • Precision
  • Test Beds
  • Transportation

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management