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SYNCHRONOUS SIGHTS [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Target Acquisition
DEF

tachometric sights; synchronous sights: Sighting systems which automatically release the bomb at the correct bombing angle by maintaining the sight line on the target, thus determining the speed relative to the target and in some cases the track through the target.

OBS

tachometric sight; synchronous sight: The plural forms of these terms and their definition have been standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • tachometric sights
  • synchronous sights

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
DEF

Viseur qui largue la bombe au moment où l'angle de bombardement correct est atteint.

OBS

Ce type de viseur maintient la ligne de visée sur la cible, déterminant ainsi la vitesse exacte par rapport à l'objectif, il peut aussi maintenir la route suivie par l'avion de façon à la faire passer par la cible.

OBS

viseur tachymétrique; viseur synchrone : termes et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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