The terminal configured vehicle (TCV) B 737 was flown in demonstration of the time reference scanning beam/microwave landing system (TRSB/MLS). The flight performance of the TCV airplane during the demonstration automatic approaches and landings while utilizing TRSB/MLS guidance is reported. The TRSB/MLS is shown to provide the terminal area guidance necessary for flying curved automatic approaches with short finals.
Flight Performance of the TCV B-737 Airplane at Kennedy Airport Using TRSB/MLS Guidance
1979
29 pages
Report
No indication
English
Air Transportation , Navigation Systems , Automatic flight control , Flight tests , Landing instruments , Microwave landing systems , Terminal configured vehicle program , Flight characteristics , Aircraft landing , Aircraft pilots , Boeing 737 aircraft , Computer techniques , Flight paths , Navigation instruments