Limited flight tests were conducted using the trailing cone static pressure measuring technique to determine the repeatability of commercial jet aircraft altimeter systems. The maximum difference between the six types tested at 30,000 feet was 500 feet. (Author)
Limited Survey of Commercial Jet Aircraft Altimeter System Position Error by Pacer with Trailing Cone
1964
34 pages
Report
No indication
English
ALTIMETERS , JET PLANES , COMMERCIAL PLANES , TESTS , CIVIL AVIATION , AVIATION SAFETY , MEASUREMENT , AIRSPEED , ERRORS , GRAPHICS , TOWED BODIES
Engineering Index Backfile | 1928
Engineering Index Backfile | 1928
F-16D Pacer Calibration Techniques (SPEED PACER)
NTIS | 2012
|