User's Manual

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©1999 Navia Aviation AS 21464-5 GENERAL INFORMATION
USER MANUALNORMARC 7050
MARKER BEACON
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PART I INTRODUCTION
1 GENERAL INFORMATION
This paragraph gives a description of a typical ILS installation and the Normarc Marker Bea-
con system. Conventions and abbreviations used in this manual are also given.
1.1 Introduction
This is an overview of Normarc's NM 7050 ILS marker beacons systems.
1.1.1 ILS Overview
A complete Instrument Landing System comprises:
•A LOCALIZER SYSTEM, producing a radio course to furnish lateral guidance to the airport
runway.
A GLIDE PATH SYSTEM, producing a radio course to furnish vertical guidance down the
correct descent angle to the runway.
MARKER BEACONS, to provide accurate radio fixes along the approach course.
The layout of a typical ILS airport installation is shown below.
Figure 1-1Typical ILS airport installation
1.1.2 Marker Beacons Overview
The complete ILS marker beacons system comprises:
A Marker Beacon transmitter/monitor cabinet
A Marker Beacon antenna
A remote control
An Remote Maintenance Monitor (RMM) program to be installed on a PC
Optional slave panel
Optional backup battery
Localizer
110 MHz
Glide Path
330 MHz
Marker Beacon
75MHz
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