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A series of flight tests were performed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center at the Miami/Tamiami, Florida Airport, to compare the course quality of an instrumented landing system (ILS) with a collected Mi...
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A series of flight tests were performed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center at the Miami/Tamiami, Florida Airport, to compare the course quality of an instrumented landing system (ILS) with a collected Microwave Landing System (MLS). The Technical Center's test bed MLS was transported to and collected with the commissioned category I ILS on runway 9R at Tamiami. The flight data that was collected indicate that the MLS has less scalloping than the ILS and the MLS azimuth is unaffected by overflight interference. Keywords: Flight control systems; Air navigation; Landing aids; Instrument landing; Instrument flight. (kt)
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This handbook supercedes FAA-H-8261-1, Instrument Procedures Handbook, dated 2004. It is designed as a technical reference for professional pilots who operate under instrument flight rules (IFR) in the National Airspace System (NA...
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This handbook supercedes FAA-H-8261-1, Instrument Procedures Handbook, dated 2004. It is designed as a technical reference for professional pilots who operate under instrument flight rules (IFR) in the National Airspace System (NAS). It expands on information contained in the FAA-H-8083-15, Instrument Flying Handbook, and introduces advanced information for IFR operations. Instrument flight instructors, instrument pilots, and instrument students will also find this handbook a valuable resource since it is used as a reference for the Airline Transport Pilot and Instrument Knowledge Tests and for the Practical Test Standards. It also provides detailed coverage of instrument charts and procedures including IFR takeoff, departure, en route, arrival, approach, and landing. Safety information covering relevant subjects such as runway incursion, land and hold short operations, controlled flight into terrain, and human factors issues also are included. This handbook conforms to pilot training and certification concepts established by the FAA. Where a term is defined in the text, it is shown in blue. Terms and definitions are also located in Appendix C. The discussion and explanations reflect the most commonly used instrument procedures. Occasionally, the word must or similar language is used where the desired action is deemed critical. The use of such language is not intended to add to, interpret, or relieve pilots of their responsibility imposed by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). It is essential for persons using this handbook to also become familiar with and apply the pertinent parts of 14 CFR and the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM).
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The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is undertaking an investigation of the flying qualities of airplanes. The work consists in the determination of the significant qualities susceptible of measurement, the development ...
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The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is undertaking an investigation of the flying qualities of airplanes. The work consists in the determination of the significant qualities susceptible of measurement, the development of the instruments required to make the measurements, and the accumulation of data on the flying qualities of existing airplanes, which data are to serve as a basis for quantitative specifications for the flying qualities of future designs. A tentative schedule of measurable flying qualities has been prepared and the instruments needed for their measurements have been assembled. A trial of the schedule and the instruments has been made using the Stinson SR-8e airplane. The results showed that, although the original schedule and instruments are basically satisfactory some further development is required to eliminate nonessential items and to expedite flight testing. The report describes and discusses the work done with this airplane.
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Information obtained from twelve pilots flying a C-47 aircraft at night using three different instrument lighting systems is presented. These systems were: (1) Red Flood, (2) Indirect Red, and (3) Ultra-Violet. Brightness levels u...
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Information obtained from twelve pilots flying a C-47 aircraft at night using three different instrument lighting systems is presented. These systems were: (1) Red Flood, (2) Indirect Red, and (3) Ultra-Violet. Brightness levels used by the pilots were recorded for the three systems under varying flying conditions. These conditions were (1) normal night flying, (2) night instrument (maximum), and (3) minimum brightness necessary for safe flight. For normal conditions the lowest brightness level used occurred under Red Flood and highest under Indirect Red. At minimum levels Indirect Red was lowest followed by Ultra-Violet and Red Flood. At maximum levels (night instrument condition) Red Flood was highest, Indirect Red next and Ultra-Violet the lowest although this position of Ultra-Violet represented the maximum available brightness range for this system. Pilot opinion showed varying preferences for the different conditions. Indirect Red was preferred as being the most pleasant and comfortable system and Red Flood was preferred as being the most effective of the three.
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This report presents information concerning USAF helicopter instrument procedures. This guide consolidates existing and new guidance into an up-to-date, single-source document for use by USAF helicopter pilots. If approved by HQ U...
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This report presents information concerning USAF helicopter instrument procedures. This guide consolidates existing and new guidance into an up-to-date, single-source document for use by USAF helicopter pilots. If approved by HQ USAF Instrument Flight Center (IFC), portions of this guide will be incorporated into AFM 51-37. The paper first discusses the need for consolidated guidance, unique helicopter characteristics requiring changes to instrument procedures and how airspace design has been adjusted to accommodate helicopter operations. It then outlines procedures for performing basic helicopter instrument flight, and concludes with a chronological approach to helicopter instrument mission planning and accomplishment. Also included are proposed future changes to helicopter airspace design.
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This report is section VIII of a series of reports on aeronautic instruments. The preceding reports in this series have discussed in detail the various types of aeronautic instruments which have reached a state of practical develo...
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This report is section VIII of a series of reports on aeronautic instruments. The preceding reports in this series have discussed in detail the various types of aeronautic instruments which have reached a state of practical development such that they have already found extensive use. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss briefly some of the more recent developments in the field of aeronautic instrument design and to suggest some of the outstanding problems awaiting solution.
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A cascade impactor, an instrument for obtaining the size distribution of droplets borne in a low-velocity air stream, has been adapted for flight cloud droplet studies. Data from two flights are presented.
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The research evaluates comparatively, in a simulated instrument landing system, four different configurations of a flight director display using command heading and command flight path angle. The four configurations include moving...
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The research evaluates comparatively, in a simulated instrument landing system, four different configurations of a flight director display using command heading and command flight path angle. The four configurations include moving horizon display, moving aircraft display, frequency-separated display, and kinalog display. ILS localizer tracking performance with any of the experimental displays was superior to that with the conventional cross-pointer flight-path display. (Author)
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