ELEVATION POSITION DETERMINATION BY REGAL

A. G. Van Alstyne and Lon L. Sanders

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Abstract:	"REGAL" IS AN ACRONYM derived from the words Range and Elevation Guidance for Automatic Landing, which describes the functional objcctives of a system recently delivered to FAA/NAFEC by Gilfillan Bros. Our purpose in this paper is to describe the technical difficulties of deriving height information by electromagnetic means while achieving an operationally satisfartory system, and then to show how the REGAL system was designed to realize the technical and operational objectives. Finally, we will indicate future trends and possibilities.
Published in:	NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation, Volume 7, Number 1
Pages:	31 - 36
Cite this article:	Van Alstyne, A. G., Sanders, Lon L., "ELEVATION POSITION DETERMINATION BY REGAL", NAVIGATION: Journal of The Institute of Navigation, Vol. 7, No. 1, Spring 1960, pp. 31-36.
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