A low cost flight research program was conducted to evaluate the performance of differential Omega navigation in a general aviation aircraft. The flight program consisted of two distinct parts corresponding to the two major objectives of the study. The Wallops Flight Program was conducted to obtain Omega signal and phase data in the Wallops Flight Center vicinity to provide preliminary technical information and experience in preparation for a comprehensive NASA/FAA flight test program of an experimental differential Omega system. The Northeast Corridor Flight Program was conducted to examine Omega operational suitability and performance on low altitude area navigation (RNAV) routes for city-center to city-center VTOL commercial operations in the Boston-New York-Washington corridor. The development, execution and conclusions of the flight research program are discribed. The results of the study provide both quantitative and qualitative data on the Omega Navigation System under actual operating conditions. (Author)
Flight Test and Evaluation of omega Navigation in a General Aviation Aircraft. Volume 1: Technical
1975
123 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Navigation & Guidance System Components , Air Transportation , Air navigation , Omega navigation system , Aircraft maneuvers , Altitude , Data processing , Flight tests , Piper aircraft , Precipitation (Meteorology) , Signal to noise ratios , Terrain , Vertical takeoff aircraft , General aviation aircraft
Flight test and evaluation of Omega navigation for general aviation
DSpace@MIT | 1975
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