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GPS LANDING SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

A full autopilot option has been added, including altitude hold, heading select/hold, very high frequency [VHF] omni-directional radio range localizer(VOR/LOC) track, instrument landing system(ILS) track, and global positioning system(GPS) steering.

CONT

The localizer transmission, at very high frequency [VHF] frequencies (108 -122 Mhz), provides information to the aircraft as to whether it is flying to the left or right of the centre line of the runway it is approaching. The localizer receiver output is proportional to the angular deviation ... of the aircraft from the localizer beam centre line which in turn corresponds with the centre line of the runway.

Key term(s)
  • ILS localiser track
  • localizer beam centerline
  • localizer beam centreline
  • localizer beam center-line
  • localiser beam centerline
  • localiser beam centre-line
  • localiser beam centreline
  • localiser beam center-line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
OBS

axe du faisceau d'alignement de piste; axe radio-piste : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Helicópteros (Militar)
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
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