- ARINC 424
ARINC 424 or ARINC 424 Navigation System Data Base Standard is an international standard
file format for aircraft navigation data maintained byAirlines Electronic Engineering Committee and published by Aeronautical Radio, Inc.. The ARINC 424 specifications are not adatabase , but a "standard for the preparation and transmission of data for assembly of airborne navigation system data bases". [cite book |title=ARINC Specification 424-18: Navigation Systems Data Base |origdate=1980 -09-08 |edition=18 |date=2005 -11-23 |publisher=Aeronautical Radio, Inc. |pages=pp. 2 |chapter=Introduction] [cite web |url=https://www.arinc.com/cf/store/documentlist.cfm |title=ARINC Standards Document List |accessdate=2008-08-08]The ARINC 424 specification is a 132-
byte fixed-length record format. Each record consists of one piece of nagivation information such as anairport ,heliport ,runway ,waypoint s,navaid s, airways, arrival routes, and departure routes. [cite web |url=http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviation/instrument_procedures_handbook/media/appndxA1.pdf |title=Evolution of Airborne Navigation Databases |accessdate=2008-08-08 |format=PDF |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration]References
External links
* [http://www.aviation-ia.com/aeec/ Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee]
* [http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviation/instrument_procedures_handbook/media/appndxA1.pdf Evolution of Airborne Navigation Databases]
* [http://www.ecacnav.com/downloads/5_Intro%20to%20ARINC424.ppt Introduction to ARINC 424]
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