• DocumentCode
    1416135
  • Title

    Development of a capacitance altimeter

  • Author

    McLeod, T.S. ; Deavin, C.M.

  • Volume
    110
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1963
  • fDate
    9/1/1963 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1505
  • Lastpage
    1513
  • Abstract
    A formula is calculated for the change in the capacitance between two electrodes mounted on an aircraft as the ground is approached. A simple and compact altimeter based on this principle gave good results up to a height equal to the length of the aircraft.
  • Keywords
    aircraft; capacitance; electrodes; instruments; measurement by electrical methods; mechanical variables measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution of
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0020-3270
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/piee.1963.0216
  • Filename
    5248388