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Aviation Products
| Applications | |
|---|---|
| Title | Aviation Products |
| Author(s) | Rui Barradas Pereira. |
| Level | Medium |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
The development of GNSS has provided a supplementary positioning service for many flight phases, for both leisure and commercial air transport. The satellite navigation receivers are now commonly installed in aircraft and will assist pilots in all flight phases, from movement on the ground, to take-off, en-route flying, and landing in all weather conditions, reaching the level of safety that will be required to cope with the continuous increase in the number of flights. [1]
Air traffic controllers will receive from the aircraft's accurate position information, due to the adoption of GNSS technology on board.
When planning aircraft routes and landing schedules at busy airports, it is essential to ensure that aircraft are always a safe distance from each other. GNSS, will provide a guaranteed service with sufficient accuracy to allow airlines and pilots to know their position reliably and precisely enough to make substantial efficiency savings.[2]
Overview of Aviation Products
The GNSS aviation market is target for two types of consumers: Commercial Aviation (CA) and General Aviation (GA).
The general aviation includes leisure and business flights, as well as, surveillance equipments, covering a wide range of products. Most of them are portable standalone devices, that easily provides to the pilots a cheaper flight management system (FMS).
Commercial aviation, includes passenger and cargo flights and involves Flight Decks integrated in aircraft's avionics.
Flight Decks and Avionics
Detailed information about Flight Decks and Avionics can be found here.
Notes
References
- ^ Galileo Application Sheet - Aviation Applications, ESA and European Commission, October 2002
- ^ ESA Portal - Navigation Applications - Aviation, ESA, June 2007