Surveillance Radar And Collision Avoidance Systems

Author : Warren L. Flock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)

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Download or read book Flight Safety Aspects of Radar Techniques in Bird/Aircraft Collision Avoidance written by Warren L. Flock and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal Aviation Administration and Air Force surveillance radars are capable of monitoring bird movements efficiently and can be used to minimize the hazard of collisions between birds and aircraft if those responsible for the operation of these systems take a sufficient interest in this application. This statement is supported by successive-time-exposure photographic recordings of bird echoes seen by the North Platte and Denver radars. In addition, visits have been made to numerous FAA air route surveillance centers in the lower forty-eight states and DEW and AC and W radar sites in Alaska. Simultaneous monitoring of radar screens at three FAA centers on one occasion provided information about bird movements in the area from Ohio on the east to Arizona on the West. Air Force radars in Alaska have provided interesting new information on bird migration between Alaska and Siberia and along the coastline of Alaska. Such use of existing radar systems on a partially multipurpose basis justifies further their expense of operation. The research conducted with the support of the AFOSR has led to new programs of research, at the University of Colorado, involving the bird hazard in the immediate vicinity of airports and the identification of birds by radar. (Author).