Title :
Air-Ground Communications: History and Expectations
Author_Institution :
Operations and Airports Dept., Air Transport Association of America, Washington, D.C., USA
fDate :
5/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The development of civil and related military air-ground communications in the United States is traced from its beginning in the late 1920´s to the present time. The alternative methods of information exchange between the ground and aircraft, radar beacon transponders, and digital communications are reviewed from their conceptual identification to their current state of development. An estimate is made of the probability of implementation of the discrete address beacon system (DABS) and the RTCA endorsed universal data link.
Keywords :
Air-traffic control; Aircraft communications; History; Radar beacons; Communication industry; Communication system control; Frequency; History; Job shop scheduling; Military aircraft; Military communication; Radio transmitters; Satellite ground stations; Telegraphy;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCOM.1973.1091709
