An ongoing series of joint NASA/FAA helicopter Microwave Landing System (MLS) flight tests was conducted at Ames Research Center. This paper deals with tests done from the spring through the fall of 1983. This flight test investigated and developed solutions to the problem of manually flying curved-path and steep glide slope approaches into the terminal area using the MLS and flight director guidance. An MLS-equipped Bell UH-1H helicopter flown by NASA test pilots was used to develop approaches and procedures for flying these approaches. The approaches took the form of Straight-in, U-turn, and S-turn flightpaths with glide slopes of 6 deg, 9 deg, and 12 deg. These procedures were evaluated by 18 pilots from various elements of the helicopter community, flying a total of 221 hooded instrument approaches. Flying these curved path and steep glide slopes was found to be operationally acceptable with flight director guidance using the MLS.


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    Title :

    Nasa-FAA Helicopter Microwave Landing System Curved Path Flight Test


    Contributors:
    H. N. Swenson (author) / J. R. Hamlin (author) / G. W. Wilson (author)

    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    21 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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