Evaluation of a tritium runway-lighting system. Technical note

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7282402

Katz, E S

A tritium powered runway lighting system was installed and evaluated at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center. The purpose of this evaluation was to determine if the tritium runway lighting system would safely support Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 135 commercial operations, during nighttime visual flight rules (VFR) conditions at remote airports. Subject pilots having flight experience levels appropriate for pilots conducting FAR Part 135 air taxi operations were afforded the opportunity of flight testing the system. Results of the evaluation indicate that the tritium runway lighting system does not meet all of the minimum criteria necessary for FAA approval and, therefore, would not guarantee an acceptable level of safety. Tritium Runway Lighting System, Remote Airports.

• Research Organization: Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic City, NJ (United States). Technical Center
• OSTI ID: 7282402
• Report Number(s): AD-A-252497/3/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Original contains color plates: All DTIC and NTIS reproductions will be in black and white
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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