EVALUATION OF LORAN RECEIVING SET AN/APN-145.

• Main Author: Kups,Edward F.
• Other Authors: FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY ATLANTIC CITY N J
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1963
• Subjects: *RADIO NAVIGATION; LORAN; PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING); STABILITY; RELIABILITY(ELECTRONICS); ERRORS; FLIGHT TESTING; TRACKING; AIRCRAFT ANTENNAS; RADIOFREQUENCY INTERFERENCE; AN/APN-145; C-131 AIRCRAFT; Loran; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0422038; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0422038

Flight tests were conducted using a C-131 Convair aircraft with an AN/APN-145 Loran receiving set installed in the cabin area. The flight evaluation determined the operational performance of the receiver and the accuracy of the Loran time-difference positon fixes. An aerial camera was used for locat...