Missing aircraft crash sites and spatial relationships to the last radar fix

Robert J. Koester; Ian Greatbatch

doi:10.3357/AMHP.4396.2016

Missing aircraft crash sites and spatial relationships to the last radar fix

Robert J. Koester
, Ian Greatbatch

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Abstract

In most circumstances, the last radar position is an excellent predictor of the crash site. However, 5% of aircraft are found further than 45.4 nmi. The flight and environmental conditions were identified and placed into an algorithm to aid search planners in determining how factors should be prioritized.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	114-121
Journal	Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance
Volume	87
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3357/AMHP.4396.2016
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 1 Nov 2015
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Note: This work was supported by NASA [contract GS-23F-0092K] and USDA
[contract USDA 2004-02667]

Keywords

Computer science and informatics
crash factors
radar forensics
search & rescue

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Missing aircraft crash sites and spatial relationships to the last radar fix

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