Title :
Regal---An Advanced Approach and Landing System
Author :
Cutler, B. ; Sanders, L.
Author_Institution :
Gilfillan Bros. Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.
fDate :
6/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The FAA is developing an advanced approach and landing system called REGAL. Ground-based scanning beams set up a broad reference grid in space from which aircraft may determine their position and optimumly determine the landing maneuver. A breadboard system was designed and tested in 1957 and 1958, and the FAA experimental elevation system will be tested in 1959. Theory of the radar ground-reflection problem is discussed and empirical data are presented to validate conclusions.
Keywords :
Aircraft; Automatic control; Computer errors; Control systems; FAA; Pistons; Radar antennas; Radar tracking; Size control; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Aeronautical and Navigational Electronics, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TANE3.1959.4201680
