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Vertical Navigation Requirements for S.S.T.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

W. P. Davies ,
C. B. Jeffery ,
W. L. Polhemus  and
L. V. Ursel
W. P. Davies
Affiliation:
(Polhemus Associates, Inc.)
C. B. Jeffery
Affiliation:
(Polhemus Associates, Inc.)
W. L. Polhemus
Affiliation:
(Polhemus Associates, Inc.)
L. V. Ursel
Affiliation:
(Polhemus Associates, Inc.)
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This paper presents some preliminary conclusions about navigation requirements for supersonic aircraft, in particular those which relate to management of the aircraft along its vertical flight path.

The conclusions are based on an evaluation of some 200 computer-simulated flights of the mach 2 Concorde. The simulation contained models of real-world atmospheres for polar, temperate and tropical latitudes taken from actual upper-air observations and integrated over selected great circle routes used in the study.

The computer programme was designed to permit three kinds of flight schedule: operation according to the manufacturer's recommended mach-altitude profile, operation with respect to a set of arbitrary A.T.C. profiles, and operation along an optimum-energy profile. The results permit us to suggest objectively, performance capabilities, airspace requirements, and limiting conditions which are essential factors in specifying the vertical requirements.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , October 1968 , pp. 375 - 405
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1968

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