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Anti-collision mechanism
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"Ramapriya" wrote
Does this get activated only when there's an aircraft in the dangerous vicinity or will it also trigger if the aircraft is hurtling towards some terrain such as a hill? In my generation of aircraft, (B-727) they are two different systems. First came the GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System) and then some time later came the TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Advoidance System). And does every aircraft have this system these days, regardless of size? No, only passenger jets are required to have them. Bob Moore |
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On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 15:25:18 GMT, Bob Moore
wrote in :: "Ramapriya" wrote [...] And does every aircraft have this system these days, regardless of size? No, only passenger jets are required to have them. The military is starting to equip some of their aircraft with TCAS also: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/... fdd9d99f88a5 |
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Larry Dighera wrote: And does every aircraft have this system these days, regardless of size? No, only passenger jets are required to have them. The military is starting to equip some of their aircraft with TCAS also: The USAF started equipping aircraft with TCAS more than 5 years ago. Heck, the C-141s equipped with TCAS are already being retired. -- Bob Noel looking for a sig the lawyers will like |
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Then there is the anticollision light system (blinking tail light or
strobes). Bob Moore wrote in . 122: "Ramapriya" wrote Does this get activated only when there's an aircraft in the dangerous vicinity or will it also trigger if the aircraft is hurtling towards some terrain such as a hill? In my generation of aircraft, (B-727) they are two different systems. First came the GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System) and then some time later came the TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Advoidance System). And does every aircraft have this system these days, regardless of size? No, only passenger jets are required to have them. Bob Moore |
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"Bob Moore" wrote in message . 122... "Ramapriya" wrote Does this get activated only when there's an aircraft in the dangerous vicinity or will it also trigger if the aircraft is hurtling towards some terrain such as a hill? In my generation of aircraft, (B-727) they are two different systems. First came the GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System) and then some time later came the TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Advoidance System). And now TAWS is surplanting GPWS and EGPWS. http://www.sandel.com/sandel/files/TAWS_Final_Rule.pdf http://www.sandel.com/taws_technotes_primer.htm And does every aircraft have this system these days, regardless of size? No, only passenger jets are required to have them. But TAWS and TCAS are now available for smaller GA aircraft. Shortly, they will be required for turbine aircraft with seven (?) or more seats. |
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On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 10:52:11 -0700, "Matt Barrow"
wrote: And now TAWS is surplanting GPWS and EGPWS. http://www.sandel.com/sandel/files/TAWS_Final_Rule.pdf http://www.sandel.com/taws_technotes_primer.htm EGPWS is a trade name (Honeywell product) TAWS is an "official" FAA acronym. That would be why you will find the term TAWS widely referred to, and EGPWS only pertaining to Honeywell systems. EGPWS is a TAWS system, but a TAWS system isn't necessarily EGPWS. Regards; TC |
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In article , Bob
Moore wrote: And does every aircraft have this system these days, regardless of size? No, only passenger jets are required to have them. Well, airline passenger turboprops, too. :-) -- Garner R. Miller ATP/CFII/MEI Clifton Park, NY =USA= |
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No, only passenger jets are required to have them. Bob Moore Not quite true. All turbine aircraft with over 6 passenger seats are now required to have a TAWS and a CAS system and virtually all corporate operators have installed them years ago. I installed TCAS II in my company Gulfstream before it was even mandated by the airlines. I haven't seen a corporate jet delivered in the last 20 or so years that didn't have cockpit equipment much better than any airliner. Typically, all corporate jets get EGPWS and TCAS with HUD and EVS on the larger ones. The ones that come kicking and screaming into the 21st century are the airlines and charter operators. Because of cost, they won't install any equipment that is not required for regulation or the route. Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Bob, guess I didn't frame the Q properly enough.
While I knew about the GPWS and TCAS individually, I wasn't sure whether TCAS was equipped to deal with purely traffic or whether accidental straying into terrain would also be taken care of. I'm asking this because I remember an incident of many years ago where an idiot in the ATC asked an Indonesian aircraft to turn 'left' when he had to say 'right' and the unsuspecting blokes ran into a mountain. I was wondering if that kinduva incident can be avoided with the TCAS... Cheers, Ramapriya Bob Moore wrote: "Ramapriya" wrote Does this get activated only when there's an aircraft in the dangerous vicinity or will it also trigger if the aircraft is hurtling towards some terrain such as a hill? In my generation of aircraft, (B-727) they are two different systems. First came the GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System) and then some time later came the TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Advoidance System). And does every aircraft have this system these days, regardless of size? No, only passenger jets are required to have them. Bob Moore |
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