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Hi,
I'll apologize first for not being a math junkie however I test, and certify aircraft visual landing aids. The math is simple triangle math and not the problem. The problem is that once I work my glide slope numbers with elevations I have to make a depiction or drawing of the visual landing aid and it's slope.
Is there any kind of software that will allow me to input my equations and create a visual display?
For instance.....To test a glide slope beam a visual landing aid is placed 122.5' from the runway center and 750' from the end of the runway. The aid projects a 3 degree beam. We test the beam at 150'
so basically the formula is 1800" x tan (3) + 52" - (H2-H3)
1800*tan(3) gives me the beam height and 52" is how high the beam is from the ground. H2-H3 is the difference in elevation between where you check the beam and where the visual landing aid is setting.
The math is easy money...........Drawing it for a technical report is not. I'd love to input the equations and graphically display the results. Pipe Dream?
Thanks,
John E. Hagensieker
Really great info for everyone ... thanks kylekatarn.
John, could you show us what your drawing has to look like when completed? (If you are a Member you can upload images, as a Guest you link to an image elsewhere on the net using the img tag)
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