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      <title>GROUNDSPEED/AIRSPEED DIFFERENCES AS A WIND SHEAR INDICATOR AND FLIGHT EVALUATION OF A DME-DERIVED SYSTEM TO DETERMINE GROUNDSPEED</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The use of groundspeed in conjunction with airspeed as a wind shear indicator is discussed. It is shown that a satisfactory indication of headwind can be obtained using indicated airspeed and a low-cost groundspeed measurement device. This report describes the flight test and evaluation of a distance measuring equipment (DME) range-rate derived system for measuring airplane groundspeed. The system consists of a specially developed airborne unit operating in conjunction with unmodified very high frequency omnidirectional radio range (VOR)/DME ground stations. Operating at ranges up to 50 nautical miles in level flight directly toward or away from the ground station, the root mean square (RMS) groundspeed error is 3 to 5 knots. In landing approaches or climbout, the RMS error is 4 to 8 knots. (Author)]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>TESTS WITH WILCOX SLOTTED-CYLINDER VOR ANTENNA</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An improved Wilcox slotted-cylinder VOR antenna was evaluated when configured for VOR, VOR/DME, and VORTAC operations. Airborne and ground measurements which included bearing error, vertical polarization, and 'cone of confusion' tests determined that the antenna meets Federal Aviation Administration operating tolerances.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>AN ANALYSIS OF RADIO NAVIGATION SENSOR ACCURACIES ASSOCIATED WITH AREA NAVIGATION (RNAV)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Flight test data gathered during a series of RNAV flight tests at the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (NAFEC) in Atlantic City, New Jersey, are presented. The report concentrates on the radio navigation sensor errors and the resulting errors in position determination that are inherent in area navigation (RNAV) operation in the terminal area. Statistical data as well as distributions of the errors are presented. One-standard deviations of 1.5 degrees for very high frequency omnidirectional radio range (VOR) and 0.094 nautical mile for distance measuring equipment (DME) were computed from the flight test data. These statistics represent combined ground and airborne sensor errors.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VOR VACUUM TUBE AVAILABILITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The report deals with the problem of the continued availability of vacuum tubes and solid state replacement devices to support representative VOR equipment through the 1980's. The reduced availability of vacuum tubes is due mainly to the massive transition to solid state equipment by the consumer entertainment industry. This action has led to a large reduction of vacuum tube suppliers, and to a significant increase in the cost of vacuum tubes. Price and tube demand data are presented for selected VOR systems. The applicability of solid state replacement devices to the VOR equipments is discussed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>AIRBORNE MEASUREMENT OF VOR/LOCALIZER SIGNAL STRENGTH AND DESIRED TO UNDESIRED SIGNAL RATIOS. VOLUME I. VOR AND LOCALIZER FREE SPACE INTERACTIONS, CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report contains the results of airborne tests to obtain VHF Navaid signal strength measurements and also facility flyability recordings with two different Localizer and VOR Facility spacings. The tests were conducted with the VOR and Localizer transmitters on adjacent-channels. The data presented are measurements of the signal strengths of the facilities examined as well as crosspointer deviation and flag currents. Volume I - VOR and Localizer Free Space Interactions Chickasha, Oklahoma. Volume II - Love Field Dallas, Texas, Westmoreland Field Latrobe, Pa., 8-Loop, V-Ring and Twin-T Localizer Antenna Types. (Author)]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DEVELOPMENT OF A STACKED FIVE-BAY VOR ANTENNA SYSTEM</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/28943</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The report describes an operational evaluation of a single bay and a stacked five-bay VOR antenna on a conventional VOR counterpoise at the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (NAFEC).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 1976 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>AIRBORNE MEASUREMENTS OF VOR/LOCALIZER SIGNAL STRENGTH AND DESIRED TO UNDESIRED SIGNAL RATIOS. VOLUME II. LOVE FIELD, DALLAS, TEXAS: WESTMORELAND FIELD, LATROBE, PA.; 8-LOOP, V-RING AND TWIN T LOCALIZER ANTENNA TYPES</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/30105</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The report contains the results of airborne measurements of signal strengths and select facility flyability recordings at Love Field, Dallas, Texas and Westmoreland Field, Latrobe, Pa. These measurements were conducted on three types of ILS arrays. Tests were conducted before and after conversion from 8-Loop to the specialized array by FAA flight inspection/facility installation teams.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 1976 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>TESTS WITH COAXIAL TACAN ANTENNA AT DOPPLER VERY HIGH FREQUENCY OMNIRANGE (VOR)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The report describes the performance of Doppler very high frequency omnirange (DVOR) systems with and without a coaxially located tactical air navigation (TACAN) antenna. Flight tests were conducted to determine double-sideband DVOR (DSDVOR) and single-sideband DVOR (SSDVOR) system performance for each condition. Test results show that the error of a SSDVOR station will increase plus or minus 1.8 degrees when a TACAN antenna is coaxially located. The DSDVOR system error will increase an average of plus or minus 0.25 degrees with the installation of a TACAN antenna coaxially. It is recommended that the TACAN antenna be considered for coaxial location when DSDVOR is used.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 1975 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EFFECTS OF SCATTERING BY OBSTACLES IN THE FIELD OF VOR/DVOR</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Computer programs are presented and described for calculating course scalloping caused by obstacles consisting either of arbitrary configurations of thin wires in the field of a VOR/DVOR or metallic bodies-of-revolution such as water tanks or silos in the field of a conventional VOR. The programs are user-oriented in that the instructions and data input requirements are simple. Examples are included and sample outputs are given with the program listings.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 1975 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>LARGE GRADIENT VOR HANDBOOK</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The merits of using a large gradient antenna in the ground station of a conventional VOR system are theoretically investigated. A theory has been developed for the course amplitude scalloping errors in the bearing indications of a conventional VOR system. The theory takes into account the vertical plane pattern of the transmitting antenna and the scattering properties of the multipath sources. The vertical plane patterns of conventional VOR and large gradient antennas located above ground are studied in detail. Observed scalloping amplitudes for antennas located at variable height and with isolated isotropic multipath sources located at various distances from the antennas and at variable height above ground are calculated and compared with each other. It has been found that in certain difficult siting conditions the large gradient antennas reduce considerably the scalloping errors. Extensive curves are plotted so that problems associated with siting problems in conventional VOR may be studied.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 1975 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MODULATION MEASUREMENT STUDY</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ILS Modulation Meters, with a high degree of measurement accuracy, incorporated a pulse modulation calibration technique which had not previously been used to establish amplitude modulation levels. A source of sine wave modulated signals with sufficiently accurate modulation levels was not available for verification of the accuracy of the modulation meters. This study included development of such a source and the conduct of verification testing and evaluation, which demonstrated the feasibility of the pulse calibration technique to obtain the desired accuracy. This study also included modification of an ILS Modulation Meter for application to VOR modulation measurements and the development of equipment specifications covering the ILS and VOR Modulation Meters.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 1975 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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