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AIR-TO-GROUND MODE [3 records]

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Record 1 2001-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
DEF

The transmission of data from an aircraft to the ground.

OBS

Mode S air-to-ground signals are transmitted on the 1 090 MHz reply frequency channel.

OBS

downlink: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Signalisation (Transport aérien)
DEF

Liaison de données dans le sens air-sol.

OBS

Les signaux air-sol mode S sont transmis sur le canal de fréquence de réponse à 1 090 MHz.

OBS

liaison descendante : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Señales e iluminación (Transporte aéreo)
DEF

Transmisión de datos desde una aeronave hacia tierra.

OBS

Las señales aire a tierra en Modo S se transmiten por el canal de frecuencias de respuesta de 1 090 MHz.

OBS

enlace descendente : término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2001-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
OBS

The HUD designation for air-to-ground bombing mode using Mk84 bombs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)

Spanish

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Record 3 1982-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

An alternative fit to the gyro gunsight is a Head-Up Display and an associated weapons computer. This system fills four functions :Air-to-ground weapons computing in Continuously Computed Impact Point(CCIP) mode; Air-to-air cannon firing in Lead computed Gun Sight(LCGS) mode for two selectable ranges and adjustable target wing-spans; Emergency mode with manual depression; Navigation mode, depending on navigation system fitted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

A la place du viseur gyrostabilisé, l'appareil peut recevoir un collimateur de pilotage; lequel, avec le calculateur qui lui est associé, remplit les quatre fonctions suivantes: visée air-sol dans le mode (CCP) (calcul continu du point d'impact); visée air-air (tir au canon) dans le mode LCGS (Lead Computed Gun Sight = visée corrigée), pour deux portées affichables, et réglable en fonction de l'envergure de la cible; mode «secours» à commande manuelle; mode «navigation», suivant l'équipement de navigation installé.

Spanish

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