Landing Control Central

Features

Specifications

• End Application:
  An/gpn-24
• Functional Description:
  Air traffic control center for directing and landing aircraft; operates to permit control from centralized operating area of movement of aircraft within 50 mile radius and control of precision approach for landing down a specific glidepath during final approach; instructions to aircraft relayed orally
• Federal Supply Class (fsc):
  Miscellaneous communication equipment
• National Stock Number (nsn):
  5895-01-235-5215
• Special Features:
  208/120 vac, 3 ph, 4 wire, 50/60 hz; includes 1 radar set an/fpn-62, 1 radar set transfer subsystem an/gpn-2 (v), 1 radar surveillance central an/gpn-20, 1 landing control central an/gsn-12; operates in either ground control approach control (rapcon) , depends on no. Of oper positions implemented