INTERSCAN Microwave Landing system, 1971 - 1978
Description
The INTERSCAN, which is short for Time INTERval SCANning) Microwave Landing System (MLS) was an Australian-developed technology created in response to a competition devised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and administered by the All Weather Operational Panel (AWOP) to find a replacement for the then current Instrument Landing System (ILS).
The INTERSCAN system through superior design and technological diplomacy was accepted as the world standard technology for assisted landing in 1978 and is still being installed and used in airports around the world such as Heathrow Airport.
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Marker Type
- EHNM: Engineering Heritage National M'arker (replacing EHNL From 2011)