PPS GPS Non-Precision Approach Demonstration in a Navy HH-1N

Paul M. Novak, Mark Gonzalez and John Praktish

Abstract:	Following the tragic 1996 death of the Honorable Ron Brown, Secretary of Commerce, in a USAF CT-43A, Dr. Paul Kaminski (USD A&T) and General Ralston (VCJCS) directed the services to come up with a plan to implement a GPS capability for world wide use, that would allow flight enroute, terminal, and non-precision approach in instrument conditions. The U.S. Navy funded a project to develop all necessary aspects for this capability and then conducted extensive ground and flight test of the total system in an HH-1N helicopter equipped with a Precise Positioning Service (PPS) GPS receiver and standard military data bus GPS integration. This paper will cover the history of the project, the details of the design, and analysis of the resulting Developmental and Operational Test reports. Conclusions as to the merit of implementing this design in operational USN and USMC aircraft will be evaluated.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 2000 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 26 - 28, 2000 Pacific Hotel Disneyland Anaheim, CA
Pages:	753 - 762
Cite this article:	Novak, Paul M., Gonzalez, Mark, Praktish, John, "PPS GPS Non-Precision Approach Demonstration in a Navy HH-1N," Proceedings of the 2000 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Anaheim, CA, January 2000, pp. 753-762.
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