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ALTITUDE SCALE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Air Navigation Aids
CONT

It is common in dealing with airborne research data to encounter many different altitude scales. These include geometric altitude, GPS altitude, INS altitude, pressure altitude, geopotential height, and so on.

PHR

Geometric, GPS, INS, pressure altitude scale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
CONT

On pouvait s'en douter : les échelles d'altitude pression et d'altitude réelle ont en général «les zéros décalés».

OBS

échelle d'altitude : terme uniformisée par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Échelle d'altitude pression, réelle.

Spanish

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