Global Positioning System Performance During FAA Helicopter Test on Radar Effects

This report covers the 1984 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) tests using a single channel Global positioning System (GPS) receiver under the turning rotor blades of a Sikorsky twin-turbine 4-composite bladed S-76 Helicopter and an Army 2-metal bladed UH-1H helicopter. The report cites the performance of the Magnavox Z-Set GPS receiver during acquisition. and operation at various rotor speeds on the ground.