Accession Number:

ADA341592

Title:

A Field Study of Transponder Performance in General Aviation Aircraft

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Talotta, Micholas J.

Report Date:

1997-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

43.0

Abstract:

This report documents the results of a field study conducted to sample the technical health of transponders carried by General Aviation GA aircraft currently operating in the National Airspace System NAS.

Descriptors:

• *AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
• *COLLISION AVOIDANCE
• *GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT
• HEALTH
• TRANSPONDERS

Subject Categories:

• Military Aircraft Operations
• Safety Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE