C-141 ALL WEATHER LANDING SYSTEM (AWLS) FLIGHT TEST REPORT: OPTIMIZATION AND PRE-EXPERIMENTAL PHASES

A chronological description of flight tests and aircraft modification since Nov. 1, 1972, is given. The present aircraft (NC-1414,61-2775) and All Weather Landing System (AWLS) configurations are described along with the pilot procedures to be used initially in the Experimental Phase of the program. Individual mission reports are presented in Appendix A. Diagrams of each baseline approach are presented in Appendix B.

• Corporate Authors:

  Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory

  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
  Dayton, OH  United States  45433

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Systems R&D Service, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Hovde, R J
• Publication Date: 1974-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 142 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pilots; Flight tests; Glide path systems; Instrument flying; Instrument landing systems; Landing; Personnel performance; Telemetry
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft landings; All weather aviation; Instrument landing; Performance human; Telemetering data
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090100
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: AFFDL-TM-74-109-FGSAFinal Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA70WAI-173
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 22 1975 12:00AM