Dalmo Victor Active Beacon Collision Avoidance System Flight Test Dated September 28, 1981

The purpose of this flight test program is to evaluate the performance of the prototype Active Beacon Collision Avoidance System (ABCAS), manufactured by the Dalmo Victor Corporation, according to the objectives of the Test Plan for Dalmo Victor Active Beacon Collision Avoidance System (ABCAS) dated July 1981. This report contains the results of the seventh flight in a series of test plan performance flight tests which were initiated on August 19, 1981. The purpose of this report is to provide flight descriptions, test results, and preliminary evaluations of the September 28, 1981, flight test to program participants. These descriptions and results are provided in the form of encounter and logic plots, encounter data summaries, flight profiles, and a mission report. In addition to the present flight results, previous flight data will be reported in a cumulative table of results.

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/91900
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Banilower, H
  • Glowacki, E
• Publication Date: 1981-9-28

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Letter Report
• Features: Appendices; Tables;
• Pagination: 12p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash avoidance systems; Flight tests; Performance; Prototype tests
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01995027
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 7 2026 5:29PM