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Aircraft Navigation Systems

This document discusses aircraft navigation systems. It describes several key systems: (1) Automatic Direction Finder, which uses radio signals to determine bearing; (2) Very High Frequency Navigation, which uses radio beacons to determine position and course; (3) Microwave Landing System, a precision landing system; (4) Global Positioning System, which uses satellites for positioning; (5) Flight Director System, which combines instruments to guide flight path; and (6) Inertial System, which detects changes in acceleration and velocity using gyroscopes. Navigation systems are required for pilots to navigate and for engineers to maintain the systems. As an engineer, knowledge of these systems is important for installation, testing, and ensuring compliance

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Aircraft Navigation Systems

This document discusses aircraft navigation systems. It describes several key systems: (1) Automatic Direction Finder, which uses radio signals to determine bearing; (2) Very High Frequency Navigation, which uses radio beacons to determine position and course; (3) Microwave Landing System, a precision landing system; (4) Global Positioning System, which uses satellites for positioning; (5) Flight Director System, which combines instruments to guide flight path; and (6) Inertial System, which detects changes in acceleration and velocity using gyroscopes. Navigation systems are required for pilots to navigate and for engineers to maintain the systems. As an engineer, knowledge of these systems is important for installation, testing, and ensuring compliance

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  • Introduction to Aircraft Navigation Systems: Provides an overview of the course content, discussing the significance of navigation systems.
  • What is the Navigation System?: Describes components of an aircraft navigation system, such as ADF, VHF, and MLS.
  • Automatic Direction Finder (ADF): Explains the principles, components, and errors related to the ADF system.
  • Very High Frequency (VHF) Navigation: Covers VHF navigation principles, including its use for maintaining aircraft course via ground-based stations.
  • Microwave Landing System (MLS): Details the MLS, its development to enhance ILS systems, and technical specifications.
  • Global Positioning System (GPS): Outlines the GPS as a satellite-based system for high accuracy location and time tracking.
  • Flight Director System (FDS): Discusses how the FDS integrates to provide an effective flight path display and data transmission.
  • Inertial System (INS): Explains the components and functionality of the Inertial System for detecting acceleration and velocity changes.
  • Why is the Navigation System Required?: Explores the necessity of navigation systems for both aircraft crew and engineers.
  • Role of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers in Navigation: Details the responsibilities of engineers in maintaining and ensuring the effectiveness of navigation systems.
  • Future Applications of Navigation Information: Discusses the practical applications of navigation knowledge in various flight phases.
  • Closing Remarks: Brief final slide concluding the session and prompting any questions from the audience.

Aircraft Navigation Systems

Bhaskarababu E (Babu)
BSc(Aircraft Maintenance Engineer),
EASA B1 Licence
Aircraft Navigation Systems

•What is the Navigation System?

•Why is the Navigation System required?

•As an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer , What we

have to know about Navigation System?

•How this Information (class) will help in future?


What is the Navigation System?

An Aircraft Navigation System consists of :


•Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)
•Very High Frequency (VHF) Navigation
•Microwave Landing System (MLS)
•Global Positioning System (GPS)
•Flight Director System (FDS)
•Inertial System (INS)
What is the Navigation System?
Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)

•Principles of ADF:
•The ADF is form of radio compass that provides the pilot with
the relative bearing of the beacon to which the equipment is

tuned.
•The ADF works by using the electromagnetic properties of the
signal produced by the beacon.
•Two antennae are required, which are known as the loop
antenna and the sense antenna.
•ADF Installation Errors, System Maintenance
Very High Frequency (VHF) Navigation

•Principles of Very High Frequency (VHF) Navigation:

• VHF is a short –range radio navigation system and enabling


aircraft with receiving unit to determine their position and stay
on course by receiving radio signals transmitted by a network
of fixed ground radio beacons.
•Instrument Landing System (ILS) and VHF Omnidirectional
Range (VOR)
Microwave Landing System (MLS)

•Principles of Microwave Landing System (MLS):

•MLS is a precision approach and landing guidance system


that provides positional information and various ground to air
data.
•MLS was developed to improve the uses of ILS system, however
only few Airports have MLS installations.
•MLS operates in the Super High Frequency (SHF) between 5.031
to 5.090GHz.
Global Positioning System (GPS)

•Principles of Global Positioning System (GPS):


•GPS is a satellite based radio navigation system which
provides users with highly accurate position and time
information, anywhere on the globe, 24 hours a day, and in all
weather conditions.
•Very High Frequency (VHF) Navigation Overview: In Aviation the
fastest growing navigation system is Global Positioning System
navigation (GPS)
•GPS works on the basis of triangulation, using distance
measurements from the satellites.
Flight Director System (FDS)

•Principles of Flight Director System (FDS):


• FDS combines many of the previously described instrument
to provide an easily interpreted display of the aircraft’s flight
path.
•The pre-programmed path, automatically computed, furnishes
the steering commands necessary to obtain and hold a desired
path.
•It provides for the transmission of attitude and navigational data
to the Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) so that together
they can operate as an effective flight guidance system.
Inertial System (INS)

•Principles of Inertial System (INS):


•INS is a device, which is able to detect minute changes in
accelerations and velocity
•The different systems involving in INS are Gyroscopes, Control
Display Unit (CDU), The Navigation Computer, The Instruments
and Their Displays, The Ring Laser Gyroscope (RLG), The
Strapdown Inertial Reference System (IRS) Displays and
Panels
Why is the Navigation System required?

Navigation System required for:


•Aircraft Crew:
•Point of Departure, Final Destination, Direction and
Distance of Travel, Aircraft Speed, Fuel Capacity and
COG and etc.
•Engineer:
•Will provide support for all Navigational System and
perform testing to ensure that those systems are
working properly.
As an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer,
What I have to know about Navigation?
As an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer we are:
•Assist in installing and servicing avionics
communications equipment.
•Ensure that newly installed systems and those that have
been repaired meet requirements mandated by the EASA
and specifications set by aircraft manufacturers.
•Participate in designing, purchasing, testing and
calibrating avionic systems such as computer and
electronic communication panels.
How is this Information (class) will help in
future?
How this Information (class) will help in
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