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GLIDE-PATH BEACON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Air Communications (Air Forces)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glide path transmitter
1, record 1, English, glide%20path%20transmitter
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- glide slope transmitter 2, record 1, English, glide%20slope%20transmitter
correct
- glide-path beacon 3, record 1, English, glide%2Dpath%20beacon
correct
- glide path beacon 4, record 1, English, glide%20path%20beacon
correct
- glide-path indicator 5, record 1, English, glide%2Dpath%20indicator
correct
- glide slope 6, record 1, English, glide%20slope
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An aircraft landing instrument that provides the pilot with a set of vertical and horizontal cross pointers that indicate deviation from a radio-transmitted course to the threshold of the runway. 5, record 1, English, - glide%20path%20transmitter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
glide path transmitter: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 7, record 1, English, - glide%20path%20transmitter
Record 1, Key term(s)
- glide-path transmitter
- glidepath transmitter
- glide-slope transmitter
- glidepath beacon
- glide path indicator
- glidepath indicator
- glideslope
- glideslope transmitter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Signalisation (Transport aérien)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Communications aériennes (Forces aériennes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- radioalignement de descente
1, record 1, French, radioalignement%20de%20descente
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- émetteur radio-pente 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9metteur%20radio%2Dpente
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- radiophare d'alignement de descente 3, record 1, French, radiophare%20d%27alignement%20de%20descente
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le système d'atterrissage aux instruments (ILS), dispositif indiquant l'écart vertical de l'aéronef par rapport à sa trajectoire de descente optimale. 4, record 1, French, - radioalignement%20de%20descente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radioalignement de descente : terme uniformisé par le Ministère de la Défense de la France. 5, record 1, French, - radioalignement%20de%20descente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
radiophare d'alignement de descente : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI); radiophare d'alignement de descente; émetteur radio-pente : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes. 6, record 1, French, - radioalignement%20de%20descente
Record 1, Key term(s)
- radiophare de descente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Señales e iluminación (Transporte aéreo)
- Pilotaje y navegación aérea
- Comunicaciones aéreas (Fuerzas aéreas)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- transmisor de trayectoria de planeo
1, record 1, Spanish, transmisor%20de%20trayectoria%20de%20planeo
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ILS : sistema de aterrizaje por instrumentos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - transmisor%20de%20trayectoria%20de%20planeo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
transmisor de trayectoria de planeo : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - transmisor%20de%20trayectoria%20de%20planeo
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