DME-derived positions compared with MLS- and ILS-derived positions

From recorded Distance Measurement Equipment (DME) data during Microwave Landing System (MLS) flight trials performed at London Gatwick Airport (April 21 - 26, 1989) using the NLR Fairchild Metro II Laboratory Aircraft, the position of the aircraft was determined by post-processing and compared with the MLS- and ILS-derived positions. This...

Results of MLS procedural interception flight trials performed at Manchester Airport

In July, 1988, flight trials have been performed on the newly installed MLS equipment at Manchester Airport (UK), using one of the laboratory aircraft of NLR, a Fairchild Metro II with programmable avionics systems including a basic MLS receiver as an "Avionics Research Testbed". The aim of the tests was to prove that aircraft with basic IFR...