Posted April 24th, 2007 by admin
NASA Tech Briefs INSIDER 04/24/2007
The European Space Agency (ESA, Paris, France) is conducting trials into helping guide airplane pilots via signals from satellites. Flight trials are being conducted to demonstrate the new possibilities offered by the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), which has been launched by ESA, the European Commission, and Eurocontrol. The first European satellite navigation service, EGNOS will offer pilots vertical guidance information during approach and landing.
The results of the trials show that EGNOS signals allow approaches and landings that meet the safety standards that govern international air traffic. The advantage of EGNOS is that it would be available everywhere without the need for ground infrastructure. It also provides vertical guidance procedures for every runway.
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