Aircraft Communications and Navigation Systems 1st edition by Michael Tooley,David Wyatt 0415827752 9780415827751
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ISBN 10:0415827752
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Author:Michael Tooley,David Wyatt
Introducing the principles of communications and navigation systems, this book 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. It systematically addresses the relevant sections (Air Transport Association of America chapters 23/34) of modules 11 and 13 of part-66 of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) syllabus and is ideal for anyone studying as part of an EASA and FAR-147-approved course in aerospace engineering. Delivers the essential principles and knowledge base required by Airframe and Propulsion (A&P) Mechanics for Modules 11 and 13 of the EASA Part-66 syllabus and BTEC National awards in aerospace engineering Supports mechanics, technicians and engineers studying for a Part-66 qualification Comprehensive and accessible, with self-test questions, exercises and multiple choice questions to enhance learning for both independent and tutor-assisted study Additional resources and interactive materials are available at the book’s companion website at www.66web.co.uk This new and updated third edition provides readers with an overview of the latest key technologies that underpin the functioning of safety-critical systems such as those used in flight management, reporting, navigation, and air traffic control.
Aircraft Communications and Navigation Systems 1st Table of contents
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 Space weather
1.9.1 Solar flares
1.9.2 Geomagnetic storms
1.9.3 Classification of solar flares
1.9.4 Coronal mass ejection
1.10 Satellite communications (SATCOM)
1.10.1 Uses of SATCOM
1.10.2 The Iridium SATCOM network
1.10.3 Comparison of low earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary (GEO) SATCOM systems
1.10.4 Iridium ground network
1.10.5 Aircraft equipment for SATCOM
1.11 Communication systems integration and management
1.11.1 Signal routing and control
1.11.2 Audio management unit (AMU)
1.11.3 Audio control panels (ACP)
1.11.4 Radio management panels (RMP)
1.12 Aircraft communications and reporting system (ACARS)
1.13 Multiple choice questions
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
2.8.1 Vertical quarter-wave antennas
2.8.2 Vertical half-wave antennas
2.8.3 5/8th wave vertical antennas
2.8.4 Corner reflectors
2.8.5 Parabolic reflectors
2.8.6 Horn antennas
2.9 Feeders
2.9.1 Characteristic impedance
2.9.2 Coaxial cables
2.9.3 Two-wire open feeder
2.9.4 Attenuation
2.9.5 Primary constants
2.9.6 Velocity factor
2.10 Connectors
2.11 Standing wave ratio
2.11.1 SWR measurement
2.11.2 A design example
2.12 Waveguide
2.13 Vector network analysis
2.13.1 The Smith chart
2.13.2 j-notation
2.13.3 Normalising
2.13.4 Standing wave ratio
2.13.5 Impedance-frequency plots
2.13.6 Antenna analysis
2.14 Multiple choice questions
3 Transmitters and receivers
3.1 A simple radio system
3.1.1 Morse code
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 Software defined radio
3.14 Multiple choice questions
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
5 HF communications
5.1 HF range and propagation
5.2 SSB modulation
5.3 SELCAL
5.4 HF datalink
5.5 HF radio equipment
5.6 HF antennas and coupling units
5.7 Multiple choice questions
6 Flight-deck audio systems
6.1 Flight interphone system
6.2 Cockpit voice recorder
6.3 Multiple choice questions
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
8 Aircraft navigation
8.1 The earth and navigation
8.1.1 Position
8.1.2 Direction
8.1.3 Distance and speed
8.2 Dead reckoning
8.3 Position fixing
8.4 Maps and charts
8.5 Navigation terminology
8.6 Navigation systems evolution
8.6.1 Gyro-magnetic compass
8.6.2 Radio navigation
8.6.3 Dead reckoning systems
8.6.4 Satellite navigation
8.6.5 Radar navigation
8.6.6 Air traffic control
8.6.7 Instrument approaches
8.6.8 Low range radio altimeter
8.6.9 Reduced vertical separation minimums
8.6.10 Minimum navigation performance specifications
8.6.11 Electronic flight bag
8.7 Navigation systems summary
8.8 Multiple choice questions
9 Automatic direction finder
9.1 Introducing ADF
9.2 ADF principles
9.3 ADF equipment
9.3.1 Antenna
9.3.2 Receiver
9.3.3 Control panel
9.3.4 ADF bearing display
9.4 Operational aspects of ADF
9.5 ADF homing
9.6 Multiple choice questions
10 VHF omnidirectional range
10.1 VOR principles
10.1.1 Overview
10.1.2 VOR features
10.1.3 Conventional VOR (CVOR)
10.1.4 Doppler VOR (DVOR)
10.2 Airborne VOR equipment
10.2.1 Antennas
10.2.2 Receivers
10.2.3 Control panels
10.2.4 VOR displays
10.3 Operational aspects of VOR
10.4 VOR navigation display scenarios
10.4.1 CDI
10.4.2 OBS
10.5 Multiple choice questions
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
12 Instrument landing system
12.1 ILS overview
12.2 ILS ground equipment
12.2.1 Localizer transmitter
12.2.2 Glide slope antenna
12.2.3 Marker beacons
12.3 ILS airborne equipment
12.3.1 Antennas
12.3.2 Receivers
12.3.3 Controls and displays
12.4 Low range radio altimeter
12.5 ILS approach
12.6 Autoland
12.7 Operational aspects of the ILS
12.8 Multiple choice questions
13 Doppler navigation
13.1 The Doppler effect
13.2 Doppler navigation principles
13.3 Airborne equipment overview
13.4 Typical Doppler installations
13.5 Doppler summary
13.6 Other Doppler applications
13.7 Multiple choice questions
14 Area navigation
14.1 RNAV overview
14.2 RNAV equipment
14.2.1 Control display unit (CDU)
14.2.2 Navigation instruments
14.2.3 Computer
14.2.4 Navigation database (NDB)
14.3 Kalman filters
14.4 Required navigation performance (RNP)
14.5 PBN system errors
14.6 Actual navigation performance (ANP)
14.7 Multiple choice questions
15 Inertial navigation systems
15.1 Inertial navigation principles
15.2 System overview
15.3 System description
15.3.1 References
15.3.2 Inertial signal processing
15.3.3 Crew interface
15.4 Alignment process
15.5 Inertial navigation accuracy
15.6 Inertial navigation summary
15.7 System integration
15.8 Multiple choice questions
16 Global navigation satellite systems
16.1 GPS overview
16.2 Principles of wave propagation
16.3 Satellite navigation principles
16.4 GPS segments
16.4.1 Space segment
16.4.2 Control segment
16.4.3 User segment
16.5 GPS signals
16.6 GNSS Operation
16.6.1 Selective availability
16.6.2 GNSS vulnerability
16.6.3 GNSS integration
16.7 GNSS evolution
16.7.1 European GNSS
16.7.2 Russian GNSS
16.7.3 Other GNSS
16.8 GNSS augmentation
16.8.1 Error detection
16.8.2 Augmented approaches
16.8.3 Steep approach
16.8.4 Point in space
16.9 GNSS – The future
16.10 Multiple choice questions
17 Flight management systems
17.1 FMS overview
17.2 Flight management computer system (FMCS)
17.2.1 Flight management computer
17.2.2 Control display unit
17.3 System initialisation
17.3.1 Position initialisation
17.3.2 Route selection
17.3.3 Performance initialisation
17.4 FMCS operation
17.4.1 Identification page (‘IDENT’)
17.4.2 Progress page
17.4.3 Legs page
17.4.4 Other CDU pages
17.4.5 LNAV and VNAV guidance
17.5 General Aviation FMS
17.6 Four-dimensional (4D) navigation
17.7 Automatic DME tuning
17.8 FMS summary
17.9 Multiple choice questions
18 Weather radar
18.1 System overview
18.2 Airborne equipment
18.2.1 Antenna
18.2.2 Transceiver
18.2.3 Control panel
18.2.4 Display
18.3 Precipitation and turbulence
18.3.1 Cloud formation
18.3.2 Thunderstorms
18.3.3 Detection of water droplets
18.3.4 Hailstones
18.3.5 Turbulence
18.3.6 Predictive wind shear
18.3.7 Terrain mapping
18.4 System enhancements
18.5 Lightning detection
18.6 Datalink weather
18.7 Phased array radar
18.8 Multiple choice questions
19 Air traffic control systems
19.1 ATC overview
19.2 ATC transponder modes
19.3 Airborne equipment
19.3.1 Control panel
19.3.2 Transponder
19.3.3 GA Transponder
19.3.4 Altitude encoder
19.4 System operation
19.4.1 Mode A and C interrogation
19.4.2 Mode A reply
19.4.3 Mode C reply
19.4.4 Mode S operation
19.4.5 Mode S transponders
19.5 Automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast (ADS-B)
19.5.1 Introduction
19.5.2 Extended squitter (ES)
19.5.3 VHF digital link (VDL)
19.5.4 Universal access transceivers (UAT)
19.5.5 ADS-B Mandates
19.5.6 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C)
19.6 Communications, navigation and surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM)
19.6.1 Introduction
19.6.2 Infrastructure
19.6.3 CPDLC
19.6.4 Remote airfield control towers
19.7 Single European Sky
19.8 FAA Next Generation
19.9 Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS)
19.10 Drones
19.11 Multiple choice questions
20 Traffic alert and collision avoidance systems
20.1 Airborne collision avoidance systems (ACAS)
20.1.1 Passive receivers
20.1.2 Traffic information system (TIS)
20.1.3 Image-based systems
20.1.4 Traffic advisory system (TAS)
20.1.5 Traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS)
20.2 TCAS overview
20.3 TCAS equipment
20.3.1 Antennas
20.3.2 Computer
20.3.3 Control panel
20.3.4 Displays
20.4 System operation
20.4.1 TCAS compatibility
20.4.2 Advisory warnings
20.4.3 TCAS guidance
20.4.4 TCAS aural annunciations
20.4.5 TCAS communication links
20.4.6 Whisper-Shout
20.4.7 False replies/errors
20.5 ADS-B traffic displays
20.6 Traffic advisory system (TAS)
20.7 Multiple choice questions
21 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
21.1 The avionic electromagnetic environment
21.2 Effects of EMI
21.3 Sources of EMI
21.4 Classification of EMI
21.5 Some examples of EMI
21.5.1 Intermittent broadband noise
21.5.2 Continuous wideband noise
21.5.3 Instability and drift
21.6 EMI reduction
21.7 Aircraft wiring and cabling
21.8 Grounding and bonding
21.8.1 Grounding
21.8.2 Bonding
21.9 Case study – The 5G Problem
21.9.1 Radio altimeters
21.9.2 Types of radio altimeter
21.9.3 Safety criticality
21.9.4 Radio altimeter antennas
21.9.5 Potential consequences of interference to radio altimeter systems
21.9.6 5G spectrum allocation
21.9.7 Managing the risk
21.10 Multiple choice questions
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