TEST AND EVALUATION OF WIRE-WOUND TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION AID (TACAN) HEATED RADOMES WITH WEATHER SENSORS

The report covers preliminary field evaluation at the Newberg, Oregon, Very High Frequency Omnirange Tactical Air Navigation Aid (VORTAC) of an engineering model wire-wound Tactical Air (TACAN) radome and weather-sensing system. The evaluation was to determine the feasibility of the weather sensors and the wire-wound radome in preventing snow and/or ice buildup.

• Corporate Authors:

  NATIONAL AVIATION FACILITIES EXPERIMENTAL CENTER

  ATLANTIC CITY, NJ  United States 

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Systems R&D Service, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Postel, H
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 78 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Antennas; Detectors; Field tests; Heating (Structures); Heating equipment; Performance; Radomes; Tactical air navigation system; Weather
• Old TRIS Terms: Heating coils; Performance engineering
• Subject Areas: Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093252
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-NA-74-45 Intrm Rpt., FAA-RD-75-96
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 3 1976 12:00AM