Aircraft Communications and Navigation Systems

Aircraft Communications and Navigation Systems

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It is written for anyone pursuing Butterworth-Heinemann's Aircraft Engineering Principles and Practice Series provides students, apprentices and practicing aerospace professionals with the definitive resources to advance their aircraft engineering maintenance studies and career. It is written for anyone pursuing a career in aircraft maintenance engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline, and in particular will be suitable for those studying for licensed aircraft maintenance engineer status. Published July 4th by Routledge first published January 1st To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Introduction to Communication and Navigation

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This chapter discusses some internal components used in avionics devices. It also discusses a wide range of common communication and navigational aids found on aircraft. The breadth of avionics is so wide that discussion of all avionics devices is not possible. The history of avionics is the history of the use of electronics in aviation. Both military and civil aviation requirements contributed to the development.

The First World War brought about an urgent need for communications. Voice communications from ground-to-air and from aircraft to aircraft were established.

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Radio beacon direction finding was developed for en route navigation. Toward the end of the decade, instrument navigation combined with rudimentary radio use to produce the first safe blind landing of an aircraft. Early voice communication radio tests in In the s, the first all radio-controlled blind-landing was accomplished. At the same time, radio navigation using ground-based beacons expanded.

Instrument navigation certification for airline pilots began. Low and medium frequency radio waves were found to be problematic at night and in weather. By the end of the decade, use of highfrequency radio waves was explored and included the advent of high-frequency radar. In the s, after two decades of development driven by mail carrier and passenger airline requirements, World War II injected urgency into the development of aircraft radio communication and navigation. Communication radios, despite their size, were essential on board aircraft. Installation of the first instrument landing systems for blind landings began mid-decade and, by the end of the decade, the very high frequency omni-directional range VOR navigational network was instituted.

It was also in the s that the first transistor was developed, paving the way for modern, solidstate electronics.

Civilian air transportation increased over the ensuing decades. Communication and navigation equipment was refined.

Solid-state radio development, especially in the s, produced a wide range of small, rugged radio and navigational equipment for aircraft. The space program began and added a higher level of communication and navigational necessity.

Introduction to Communication and Navigation

Communication satellites were also launched. The Cold War military build-up caused developments in guidance and navigation and gave birth to the concept of using satellites for positioning.

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In the s, concept-validation of satellite navigation was introduced for the military and Block I global positioning system GPS satellites were launched well into the s. Gridlock is predicted by Therefore, a complete overhaul of the NAS, including communication and navigational systems, has been developed and undertaken. The program is called NextGen. It uses the latest technologies to provide a more efficient and effective system of air traffic management.

Heavily reliant on global satellite positioning of aircraft in flight and on the ground, NextGen combines GPS technology with automatic dependant surveillance broadcast technology ADS-B for traffic separation. A large increase in air system capacity is the planned result. Overhauled ground facilities accompany the technology upgrades mandated for aircraft.

NextGen implementation has started and is currently scheduled through the year For the past few decades, avionics development has increased at a faster pace than that of airframe and powerplant development. This is likely to continue in the near future. Improvements to solid-state electronics in the form of microand nano-technologies continue to this day.

Trends are toward lighter, smaller devices with remarkable capability and reliability. Integration of the wide range of communication and navigational aids is a focus. Engine Fuel and Fuel Metering Systems.

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