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Transmitting techniques for glide slope

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Glide Slope
Glide Path is the vertical antenna located on one side of the runway about 300 m to the end of runway. Aids the pilot in making his/her approach at the proper elevation angle to the runway. Consists of a group of transmitters and antennas positioned beside the runway.

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Glide Slope

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The antenna radiation pattern has a 1o beamwidth, and elevated about 2.5o to 2.75o in the direction of approach. The UHF frequencies used for the glide slope are in the range 328 to 336 MHz. The useful range of the system is about 40 km.

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Glide Slope

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Frequency Arrangement

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Glide slope

Localizer

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Glide Slope ddm sensitivity

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DDM=0.175 90Hz DDM=0.175

150Hz

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Signal feed to the glide slope antenna

1.Null reference Glide Slope: is good for flat terrain 2 antennas are used: SBO from upper antenna CSB from lower antenna
GS runway
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2.Dual Frequency Capture Effect Glide Slope:

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3 antennas arerunway used: SBO & Course signal CSB and SBO CSB, SBO & Clearance

Hills

Upper antenna Lower antenna

Middle antenna

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3. Sideband reference Glide Slope:

GS runway terrain

2 antennas are used height of antenna smaller SBO Upper antenna

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SBO & CSB Lower antenna

Glide Path Indications

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Needle indicates above/below glide path. Centered Needle = Correct Glide path
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Summary

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Localizer: horizontal guidance

Glide Path: vertical guidance

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