Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Operational Test Procedures for Type V/VI Fixed Ground Antenna Radome (FGAR).

Abstract

The objectives of Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) testing are to verify the Fixed Ground Antenna Radome (FGAR) does not degrade the electromagnetic performance of the Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR)-3 and Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) antenna patterns, and that it meets the other criteria specified in the OT&E Test Plan and the Test and Evaluation (T&E) Master Plan (TEMP) Test Verification Requirements Traceability Matrix (TVRTM). The first Type V/VI FGAR will be installed at the Newport, Attala County, Mississippi (MS) ARSR-3 En Route Radar Facility (QNM) and is considered a First Article. The OT&E Operational testing will be limited to electromagnetic performance testing using 'live' primary (ARSR-3) and secondary (beacon) aircraft (targets of opportunity) radar data. These data will be collected and analyzed by the Memphis (ZME) and Houston (ZHU) Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC). (The Houston ARTCC (ZHU) is not presently receiving data from the Newport ARSR-3 En Route Radar Facility (QNM).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA304523

Entities

People

  • Harold G. Sedgwick
  • Leonard H. Baker

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Radar
  • Airports
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Data Analysis
  • False Targets
  • L Band
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Reliability
  • Surveillance Radar
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Velocity

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management