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Fuel Economies Effected by the use of FMS in an Advanced TMA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1985

Victor Attwooll  and
André Benoît
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The title of this paper could possibly be misleading in that it suggests that we already have a solution for a problem which is still open or at least a conclusion from an investigation which is still under way.

Accordingly, we should define straight away, subject to subsequent elaboration, (a) what we mean by an ‘advanced terminal area’, (b) what in such a context could be envisaged in terms of advantages for the aviation community, namely both the airspace users and the air traffic authorities, and finally (c) what new tools, both in the air and on the ground, would be desirable or essential in order to achieve a given degree of progress.

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Flight Management Systems
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , January 1985 , pp. 19 - 37
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1985

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