PRE-1980 DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING THE POST-1980 ATC SITUATION

This paper will consider only air-derived functions that would have considerable positive or negative interaction with likely solutions for the ATC problem of the 1980-1990 period. These especially include the existing airborne stationkeeping equipment used in airline-like USAF transport aircraft operations, and the almost certain introduction of CAS in air-carrier and busines-jet aircraft before 1975. The implementation of STOL operation, especially in the northeast corridor, is possible around 1975. There is a need for conducting such operations off the present Victor airlanes. Automatic digital data transmission and satellite communication may also become operational realities before 1980. Stationkeeping and air-derived collision avoidance should be of considerable assistance in the efficient improvement of the ATC system through new capabilities becoming available in the course of their implementation. It is a purpose of this paper to identify such areas of mutual assistance and to propose their further investigation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Sierra Research Corporation

  1009 14th Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Prast, J W
• Publication Date: 1969-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Forecasting; Navigational aids
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00074025
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: FLIGHT TRANSPORTATION LABORATORY, MIT DEPT. OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
• Report/Paper Numbers: None
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 5 1974 12:00AM