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Re: GPS Accuracy Now.
From: Paul Baechler
Date: 2000 May 03, 1:05 PM
From: Paul Baechler
Date: 2000 May 03, 1:05 PM
> > Just as a point of information regarding automated landings. When I >> worked for Boeing in the 70's and 80's, we developed a fully automated >> landing system. We tested it on the 727, 737 and 747 platforms that we >> had available. We did a number of landings in heavy fog, rain (it is >> always raining in Seattle) and other not so nice conditions. It was >> submitted to the FAA for certification back in 1980 and as far as what I >> remember, never went any where. >> >> I do know that we used the Seattle Tacoma airport, the Everett WA airport >> and San Francisco airport for testing. SF was very interested because of >> the fog. >> >> derrick >> >> The FAA has been landing a test 727 automatically for a >> couple of years, trying out various schemes. Among these is >> the use of a pseudolite embedded in the runway, as well as > > ground clearance radar. Autoland is not a new system, L-1011s (to cite an example) were delivered with a 0/0 capable autoland system. -- Paul Baechler pbaechle@bellsouth.net
