• DocumentCode
    853336
  • Title

    Regal---An Advanced Approach and Landing System

  • Author

    Cutler, B. ; Sanders, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Gilfillan Bros. Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1959
  • fDate
    6/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    135
  • Lastpage
    142
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aeronautical and Navigational Electronics, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-1639
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TANE3.1959.4201680
  • Filename
    4201680
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=853336