This report presents the results of an evaluation of the suitability of using handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers using course acquisition code to perform an air data system calibration. The test objective was to evaluate the suitability of commercial GPS receivers as measuring devices for general aviation air data system (ADS) calibration. Emphasis was on a handheld GPS and data collection devices. The goal was to develop a technique to accomplish an ADS calibration on a low-speed (under 200 knots calibrated airspeed) aircraft, using only commercial GPS equipment. After an all-altitude airspeed comparison technique was developed, a calibration of the ADS of an uninstrumented general aviation aircraft was completed. Overall, the commercial OPS receivers were suitable as measurement devices for ADS calibrations.
Investigation of Using Global Positioning for Air Data System Calibration of General Aviation Aircraft (Have Pacer II)
1996
68 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Navigation Systems , Air Transportation , Global Navigation Systems , Global positioning system , General aviation aircraft , Comparison , Radio receivers , Airspeed , Data acquisition , Commercial equipment , Calibration , Low altitude , Data processing equipment , Geographical information systems , Have pacer 2 , Ads(Air data systems)
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