The standard method of analysing F.47 take-off camera films, described in reference 1, is very laborious. It was developed for use when take-offs were not normally made from runways. Now that most measured take-offs are made from a runway a simpler method of analysis has been introduced. This requires a fixed camera position at a known distance from the centre line of the runway from which the aircraft is taking off. The essential distances for the take-off can then be determined from the azimuth angle on the camera record without measuring the image of the aircraft on the film.
A Simplified Method of Measuring Take-off Distances
Analysis of F. 47 Take-off Camera Films Made Less Laborious as a Result of the Use of Runways
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 24 , 5 ; 132-145
1952-05-01
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Simplified method of measuring take-off distances
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