TY - BOOK AU - Tooley,Michael H. AU - Wyatt,David TI - Aircraft communications and navigation systems: principles, operation and maintenance SN - 9780750681377 (pbk.) AV - TL694 .T664 2007 U1 - 629.1325 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Amsterdam PB - Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann KW - Airplanes KW - Electronic equipment KW - Avionics KW - Aeronautics KW - Communication systems N1 - Includes index; Cover -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Online resources -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The radio frequency spectrum -- 1.2 Electromagnetic waves -- 1.3 Frequency and wavelength -- 1.4 The atmosphere -- 1.5 Radio wave propagation -- 1.6 The ionosphere -- 1.7 MUF and LUF -- 1.8 Silent zone and skip distance -- 1.9 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 2 Antennas -- 2.1 The isotropic radiator -- 2.2 The half-wave dipole -- 2.3 Impedance and radiation resistance -- 2.4 Radiated power and efficiency -- 2.5 Antenna gain -- 2.6 The Yagi beam antenna -- 2.7 Directional characteristics -- 2.8 Other practical antennas -- 2.9 Feeders -- 2.10 Connectors -- 2.11 Standing wave ratio -- 2.12 Waveguide -- 2.13 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 3 Transmitters and receivers -- 3.1 A simple radio system -- 3.2 Modulation and demodulation -- 3.3 AM transmitters -- 3.4 FM transmitters -- 3.5 Tuned radio frequency receivers -- 3.6 Superhet receivers -- 3.7 Selectivity -- 3.8 Image channel rejection -- 3.9 Automatic gain control -- 3.10 Double superhet receivers -- 3.11 Digital frequency synthesis -- 3.12 A design example -- 3.13 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 4 VHF communications -- 4.1 VHF range and propagation -- 4.2 DSB modulation -- 4.3 Channel spacing -- 4.4 Depth of modulation -- 4.5 Compression -- 4.6 Squelch -- 4.7 Data modes -- 4.8 ACARS -- 4.9 VHF radio equipment -- 4.10 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 5 HF communications -- 5.1 HF range and propagation -- 5.2 SSB modulation -- 5.3 SELCAL -- 5.4 HF data link -- 5.5 HF radio equipment -- 5.6 HF antennas and coupling units -- 5.7 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 6 Flight-deck audio systems -- 6.1 Flight interphone system -- 6.2 Cockpit voice recorder -- 6.3 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 7 Emergency locator transmitters -- 7.1 Types of ELT. 7.2 Maintenance and testing of ELT -- 7.3 ELT mounting requirements -- 7.4 Typical ELT -- 7.5 Cospas-Sarsat satellites -- 7.6 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 8 Aircraft navigation -- 8.1 The earth and navigation -- 8.2 Dead reckoning -- 8.3 Position fixing -- 8.4 Maps and charts -- 8.5 Navigation terminology -- 8.6 Navigation systems development -- 8.7 Navigation systems summary -- 8.8 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 9 Automatic direction finder -- 9.1 Introducing ADF -- 9.2 ADF principles -- 9.3 ADF equipment -- 9.4 Operational aspects of ADF -- 9.5 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 10 VHF omnidirectional range -- 10.1 VOR principles -- 10.2 Airborne equipment -- 10.3 Operational aspects of VOR -- 10.4 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 11 Distance measuring equipment -- 11.1 Radar principles -- 11.2 DME overview -- 11.3 DME operation -- 11.4 Equipment overview -- 11.5 En route navigation using radio navigation aids -- 11.6 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 12 Instrument landing system -- 12.1 ILS overview -- 12.2 ILS ground equipment -- 12.3 ILS airborne equipment -- 12.4 Low range radio altimeter -- 12.5 ILS approach -- 12.6 Autoland -- 12.7 Operational aspects of ILS -- 12.8 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 13 Microwave landing system -- 13.1 MLS overview -- 13.2 MLS principles -- 13.3 Aircraft equipment -- 13.4 Ground equipment -- 13.5 MLS summary -- 13.6 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 14 Hyperbolic radio navigation -- 14.1 Hyperbolic position fixing -- 14.2 Loran overview -- 14.3 Loran-C operation -- 14.4 Loran-C ground equipment -- 14.5 Loran-C airborne equipment -- 14.6 Enhanced Loran (eLoran) -- 14.7 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 15 Doppler navigation -- 15.1 The Doppler effect -- 15.2 Doppler navigation principles -- 15.3 Airborne equipment overview -- 15.4 Typical Doppler installations. 15.5 Doppler summary -- 15.6 Other Doppler applications -- 15.7 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 16 Area navigation -- 16.1 RNAV overview -- 16.2 RNAV equipment -- 16.3 Kalman filters -- 16.4 Required navigation performance -- 16.5 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 17 Inertial navigation systems -- 17.1 Inertial navigation principles -- 17.2 System overview -- 17.3 System description -- 17.4 Alignment process -- 17.5 Inertial navigation accuracy -- 17.6 Inertial navigation summary -- 17.7 System integration -- 17.8 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 18 Global navigation satellite system -- 18.1 GPS overview -- 18.2 Principles of wave propagation -- 18.3 Satellite navigation principles -- 18.4 GPS segments -- 18.5 GPS signals -- 18.6 GPS operation -- 18.7 Other GNSS -- 18.8 The future of GNSS -- 18.9 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 19 Flight management systems -- 19.1 FMS overview -- 19.2 Flight management computer system -- 19.3 System initialisation -- 19.4 FMCS operation -- 19.5 FMS summary -- 19.6 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 20 Weather radar -- 20.1 System overview -- 20.2 Airborne equipment -- 20.3 Precipitation and turbulence -- 20.4 System enhancements -- 20.5 Lightning detection -- 20.6 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 21 Air traffic control system -- 21.1 ATC overview -- 21.2 ATC transponder modes -- 21.3 Airborne equipment -- 21.4 System operation -- 21.5 Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast -- 21.6 Communications, navigation and surveillance/air traffic management -- 21.7 Multiple choice questions -- Chapter 22 Traffic alert and collision avoidance system -- 22.1 Airborne collision avoidance systems -- 22.2 TCAS overview -- 22.3 TCAS equipment -- 22.4 System operation -- 22.5 Multiple choice questions -- Appendices -- 1 Abbreviations and acronyms -- 2 Revision papers -- 3 Answers -- 4 Decibels N2 - 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. This book provides an introduction to the principles of communications and navigation systems. 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. The book systematically addresses the relevant sections (ATA chapters 23/34) of modules 11 and 13 of part-66 of the EASA syllabus. It is ideal for anyone studying as part of an EASA and FAR-147 approved course in aerospace engineering UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2007932954-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0803/2007932954.html ER -