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DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • Air Traffic Control
OBS

Airborne and ground equipment used to measure the slant range distance from a DME NAVAID [navigation aid] in nautical miles.

OBS

distance measuring equipment; DME: designations standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee; designations officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

distance measuring equipment; DME: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
OBS

Équipement de bord et terrestre utilisé pour mesurer, en milles marins, la distance oblique d'une NAVAID [aide à la navigation] DME.

OBS

équipement de mesure de distance; DME : désignations normalisées par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne; désignations uniformisées par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

dispositif de mesure de distance; DME : désignations normalisées par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

dispositif de mesure de distance; équipement de mesure de distance : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayuda para la navegación aérea
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
OBS

equipo radiotelemétrico; DME: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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