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The '''Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS)''' is an electronic detection system |
The '''Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS)''' is an electronic detection system that notifies aircraft flight crews on the ground of their position relative to their allocated [[runway]]. It is a type of Runway Situation Awareness Tool (RSAT).<ref>https://www.icao.int/Meetings/GRSS-2/Documents/Panel%207/P7.3_RSAT%202017%20Updates%20with%20RAAS.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref> |
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==Overview== |
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[[File:SmartRunway.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A view from the SmartRunway system that is often added to RAAS.]] |
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According to [[Honeywell Aerospace]], who developed the original RAAS, [[runway incursion]]s are a leading cause of aviation accidents and fatalities, costing approximately $1 billion annually.<ref name="Honeywell">{{cite web |title=Runway Awareness and Advisory System - RAAS |url=https://aerospace.honeywell.com/us/en/products-and-services/product/hardware-and-systems/terrain-and-traffic-awareness/runway-awareness-and-advisory-system |website=aerospace.honeywell.com |access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | RAAS functions by providing audible alerts to confirm runway identification, and also provides an aural alarm if it detects undue acceleration (indicating an attempt to [[takeoff|take off]]) while the aircraft is on any [[taxiway]] instead of a designated runway. Its function is possible by a software enhancement to the aircraft's [[terrain awareness and warning system]] (TAWS) or [[Ground proximity warning system|enhanced ground proximity warning system]] (EGPWS).<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/commercial/853.html|title = Terrain Avoidance Technology: What Lies Ahead?|date = April 2006|access-date = 2009-01-16|archive-date = 2007-03-17|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070317033029/http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/commercial/853.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> |
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==Entrance into service== |
==Entrance into service== |
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[[Alaska Airlines]] announced in September 2008 that its entire airline fleet of [[Boeing 737]]s will be equipped with RAAS by the end of September. That will be the first airline fleet to be completely equipped with this system.<ref>[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]], Vol. 169 No. 10, 15 September 2008, "RAAS-Ready", p. 16</ref> |
[[Alaska Airlines]] announced in September 2008 that its entire airline fleet of [[Boeing 737]]s will be equipped with RAAS by the end of September. That will be the first airline fleet to be completely equipped with this system.<ref>[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]], Vol. 169 No. 10, 15 September 2008, "RAAS-Ready", p. 16</ref> [[Ryanair]] was the first European airline to introduce RAAS.<ref name="Ryanair safety">{{cite web |title=Ryanair Group corporate safety strategy 2020-2024 |url=https://corporate.ryanair.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ryanair-group-corporate-safety-strategy-2020-2024-6-4.pdf |access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> In 2016 Ryanair committed to equip all its fleet with RAAS,<ref name="Ryanair 2016">{{cite web |title=Ryanair annual report 2016 |url=https://investor.ryanair.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Ryanair-Annual-Report-FY16.pdf |access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> which was mostly complete by 2019.<ref name="Ryanair 2019">{{cite web |title=Ryanair annual report 2019 |url=https://investor.ryanair.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ryanair-2019-Annual-Report.pdf |access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> |
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Boeing 737 MAXs are equipped with Boeing's version of RAAS, as part of its Runway Situational Awareness Tools (RSAT). |
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Honeywell also offer systems called SmartRunway and SmartLanding, which are software options for the [[enhanced ground proximity warning system]].<ref name="SR">{{cite web | url=https://aerospace.honeywell.com/us/en/products-and-services/product/hardware-and-systems/terrain-and-traffic-awareness/smartrunway-and-smartlanding | title=SmartRunway and SmartLanding }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Airborne collision avoidance system]] |
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*[[Voice warning system]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 03:33, 6 December 2024
The Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) is an electronic detection system that notifies aircraft flight crews on the ground of their position relative to their allocated runway. It is a type of Runway Situation Awareness Tool (RSAT).[1]
Overview
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According to Honeywell Aerospace, who developed the original RAAS, runway incursions are a leading cause of aviation accidents and fatalities, costing approximately $1 billion annually.[2]
RAAS functions by providing audible alerts to confirm runway identification, and also provides an aural alarm if it detects undue acceleration (indicating an attempt to take off) while the aircraft is on any taxiway instead of a designated runway. Its function is possible by a software enhancement to the aircraft's terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS) or enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS).[3]
Entrance into service
[edit]Alaska Airlines announced in September 2008 that its entire airline fleet of Boeing 737s will be equipped with RAAS by the end of September. That will be the first airline fleet to be completely equipped with this system.[4] Ryanair was the first European airline to introduce RAAS.[5] In 2016 Ryanair committed to equip all its fleet with RAAS,[6] which was mostly complete by 2019.[7]
Boeing 737 MAXs are equipped with Boeing's version of RAAS, as part of its Runway Situational Awareness Tools (RSAT).
Honeywell also offer systems called SmartRunway and SmartLanding, which are software options for the enhanced ground proximity warning system.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://www.icao.int/Meetings/GRSS-2/Documents/Panel%207/P7.3_RSAT%202017%20Updates%20with%20RAAS.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Runway Awareness and Advisory System - RAAS". aerospace.honeywell.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Terrain Avoidance Technology: What Lies Ahead?". April 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
- ^ Aviation Week & Space Technology, Vol. 169 No. 10, 15 September 2008, "RAAS-Ready", p. 16
- ^ "Ryanair Group corporate safety strategy 2020-2024" (PDF). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Ryanair annual report 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Ryanair annual report 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "SmartRunway and SmartLanding".
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