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Ground-Based 4-D Guidance of Flights in Strong Winds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

André Benoît  and
Sip Swierstra
André Benoît
Affiliation:
(European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation EUROCONTROL)
Sip Swierstra
Affiliation:
(European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation EUROCONTROL)
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Abstract

In a strong wind, groundspeed may vary appreciably during a turn, as, for example, in the case of a landing after a U-turn preceding the localizer intercept. Such conditions are critical for maximum use of the runway, and render human estimation of aircraft motion extremely difficult.

This paper summarizes the tests conducted using a ground-based 4D-guidance program, developed to assist the air traffic controller in maintaining the predicted landing-time sequence with an accuracy better than 10 seconds for each arrival.

Keywords

1. Air Traffic Control2. Communications

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 43 , Issue 2 , May 1990 , pp. 176 - 186
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1990

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