• DocumentCode
    1486499
  • Title

    ILS-past and present

  • Author

    Roepcke, Frank

  • Author_Institution
    Federal Aviation Admin., Oklahoma City, OK, USA
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    9
  • Lastpage
    11
  • Abstract
    Insight is provided into the evolution of VHF/UHF instrument landing system (ILS) equipment and the role of the US Civil Aeronautics and Federal Aviation Administrations in its development. The discussion covers the ILS localizer, glide slope (image arrays and nonimage arrays), marker beacon, reliability, and avionics
  • Keywords
    aircraft instrumentation; ground support systems; Federal Aviation Administrations; ILS; US Civil Aeronautics; VHF/UHF instrument landing system; avionics; glide slope; ground support system; image arrays; marker beacon; nonimage arrays; reliability; Aerospace engineering; Aerospace safety; Airports; Energy management; Engineering management; FAA; Instruments; Military standards; Power engineering and energy; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/62.54619
  • Filename
    54619