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Radio Altimeter  * NBAA 2003 Safety Conference A T S 2 0 0 3 Civil Aviation Flight University of China 无线电高度表 Radio Altimeter ( RA) Civil Aviation Flight University of China The radio altimeter system provides accurate terrain clearance altitude information displayed in the flight compartment, for use by the flight crew. The radio altimeter system consists of radio altimeter Receiver/Transmitter (R/T) unit, radio altimeter antenna, and display. A radio altimeter is called ‘radio’ rather than ‘radar’ because its transmissions are not pulsed as radar transmissions are. The transmission is a continuous wave with constant amplitude and a frequency-modulated carrier of 4300MHz (C-band). The rate of frequency modulation is 100 times per second. The radio altitude is computed by determining the difference between the frequency of the reflected signal and the frequency of the signal being transmitted at the instant the reflected signal is received. Radio Altimeter ( RA) Civil Aviation Flight University of China Each R/T unit transmits RF signal to the ground through a dedicated transmit antenna. The reflected RF signals are received by a dedicated receive antenna and routed to the R/T unit for altitude computation. Radio altitude outputs from the receiver/transmitter units are transmitted to the flight instrument system display, as well as to the using systems ? autopilot flight director system, EICAS, ground proximity warning system and central warning system. The radio altimeter is called ‘low range’ because it is not intended to operate at airplane altitudes above ground greater than 2500 feet. Its principal usage is during the final approach and takeoff. By the abbreviation LRRA, we mean “Low Range Radio Altimeter”. Radio Altimeter ( RA) Civil Aviation Flight University of China LRRA Theory Figure 12.1 Civil Aviation Flight University of China LRRA Theory If a