Helical vertical path control apparatus for aircraft area naviga

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1975-05-29

1976-12-21

Kunin, Stephen G.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft control

Automatic

23515027, 343 7ED, B64C 1320

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039984125

ABSTRACT:
Control apparatus for an aircraft area navigation system provides a vertical path control signal to cause the aircraft to ascend or descend along a helical surface as the craft executes a transition laterally from the inbound course to the outbound course of a waypoint whereby the craft attains the waypoint altitude when crossing the course bisector thereof while maintaining a predetermined vertical flight path angle when steered on a predetermined lateral course transition path.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3691361 (1972-09-01), Perkins
patent: 3705306 (1972-12-01), Lydon et al.
patent: 3786505 (1974-01-01), Rennie

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