MLS Mathematical Model Validation Study Using Airborne MLS Data from Atlantic City International Airport Boeing 727 Elevation Shadowing Flight Tests

Abstract

This study evaluated the performance of the Microwave Landing System (MLS) math model by comparing the results of the model's simulation errors along a flightpath with actual flight check measurements. The data collected for this study were designed specifically to evaluate the shadowing aircraft computations of the model. The results showed that there was some agreement between measured and modeled data, but it was concluded that further development of the shadowing aircraft computations is required.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA237308

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  • Jesse D. Jones

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  • Federal Aviation Administration

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Course Deviation Indicators
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Distance Measuring Equipment
  • Flight Paths
  • Guidance
  • International Airports
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Microwave Landing Systems
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Test Beds
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation