ISBN: 9788126532292    Publisher: Wiley India Pvt Ltd Year of publishing: 2014     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 304        Language: English

This book provides a comprehensive account of the principles and operation of the electronic systems and navigation aids used in civil aviation today. The third edition features important new developments in several fields such as satellite navigation systems, including both Navstar and Glonass, satellite communications, Decca Navigator equipment and digital audio and radar recording. Table of Contents: Section 1: A Brief History The origins of radio Towards ILS and VOR Towards radar The development of radar in the UK and Germany The war years Section 2: Air Traffic Management and Operational Facilities The elements of air traffic management Operation of an air traffic control center Telecommunications organization on airports Section 3: Radio Telephony Communication Radio telephony Direction finding Siting of direction finders Section 4: Short Range Navigation and Approach Aids Non-directional beacons and automatic direction finders VHF Omni-range beacons (VOR) Distance measuring equipment (DME) Instrument landing system (ILS) Microwave landing systems (MLS) Section 5: Radar Primary ground radar Secondary surveillance radar (SSR) Radar display Radar data processing systems Section 6: Hyperbolic Navigation Systems Decca navigator The loran systems The omega system Section 7: Airborne Systems Inertial navigation Doppler navigation R-Nav Section 8: Space Systems Search and rescue satellites Geostationary meteorological satellites Global positioning systems Satellite communication systems Section 9: Miscellaneous Systems Runway visual range assessment Speech and radar recording systems Appendix 1 - Units of measurement used in telecommunications Appendix 2 - Designation of radio emissions Appendix 3 - Radio frequency band designations Glossary Index
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