Instrument approach and landing is conducted at low altitudes where fuel consumption for jet aircraft is high; missed low visibility instrument approach caused by any one of several factors, requires enormous fuel reserves for second approach, at expense of payload; microwave region (3000 to 10,000 Mc, or possibly 25,000 Mc) offers greatest hope for eventual solution of radio part of problem; visual aids; cockpit instrumentation; symbolic vs pictorial.


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    Title :

    Jets demand lower landing minimums


    Additional title:

    Aviation Week


    Contributors:
    Litchford, G.B. (author) / Lyman, J. (author)

    Published in:

    Aviation Week ; 61 , n 9


    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English