A Low Weather Minima Flight Control System: A description of the Series 6 systems developed by Smiths Industries for Category 2 operations

IN recent years the regularity of scheduled services has become an increasingly important factor in the economics of the air transport industry. Service regularity is dependent to a marked extent upon aircraft reliability and upon the ability to operate in reduced weather limits. For this reason the requirements for low weather operations and for improved equipment reliability have become principal factors affecting the development of flight control equipment.