Research and Development of a New Heliport Lighting System with Implications for Further Research

Abstract

In the past, the majority of helicopter precision instrument approaches were conducted to a runway utilizing the Instrument Landing System (ILS). Recent developments in the Global Positioning System will soon make it possible to shoot precision instrument approaches to every airport and heliport without the use of the ILS. This should greatly expand the roles in which helicopters are used today. To support the growth in precision instrument procedures that will accompany the expansion, a new heliport lighting system has been developed. The proposed lighting system is simple, compact, and affordable. It is composed of fewer lights than the previous systems, requires less space, and can be adapted to existing helipads.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA308849

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Weis

Organizations

  • University of Tennessee system

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Approach Lights
  • Fiber Optics
  • Flight
  • Flow Rate
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Helicopters
  • Instrument Landings
  • Light Sources
  • Navigation
  • Reliability
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • Tennessee
  • Universities
  • Visual Approach Slope Indicators

Readers

  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Space