A flight test series investigating the airborne radar approach (ARA) for helicopters is discussed. Passive and active target enhancement methods and their relative merits are examined. A description of systems and methods involved in the ARA are presented along with subjective insights and conclusions. It is concluded that the ARA is a practical approach aid in the absence of conventional navigation aids (NAVAID's) subject to certain limitations as discussed herein. (Author)
Airborne Radar Approach
1980
43 pages
Report
No indication
English
Online Contents | 2003
TIBKAT | 1961
|GWLB - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek | 1961
|SLUB | 1961
|Airborne Radar Approach System Flight Test Experiment
NTIS | 1979
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