Evaluation of a Tritium Runway Lighting System

Abstract

A tritium powered runway lighting system was installed and evaluated at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center. The purpose of this evaluation was to determine if the tritium runway lighting system would safely support Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 135 commercial operations, during nighttime visual flight rules (VFR) conditions at remote airports. Subject pilots having flight experience levels appropriate for pilots conducting FAR Part 135 air taxi operations were afforded the opportunity of flight testing the system. Results of the evaluation indicate that the tritium runway lighting system does not meet all of the minimum criteria necessary for FAA approval and, therefore, would not guarantee an acceptable level of safety.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA252497

Entities

People

  • Eric S. Katz

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Instruments
  • Flight Testing
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • International Airports
  • Light Sources
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Pilots
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Visual Flight Rules
  • Wind Direction
  • Wind Direction Indicators

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Solar Physics