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ALTITUDE TRANSMITTER [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Navigation Aids
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- localizer usable distance
1, record 1, English, localizer%20usable%20distance
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The maximum distance from the localizer transmitter at a specified altitude, as verified by flight inspection, at which reliable course information is continuously received. 1, record 1, English, - localizer%20usable%20distance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
localizer usable distance: term and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee. 2, record 1, English, - localizer%20usable%20distance
Record 1, Key term(s)
- localiser usable distance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aides à la navigation aérienne
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- distance maximale de réception du radiophare d'alignement de piste
1, record 1, French, distance%20maximale%20de%20r%C3%A9ception%20du%20radiophare%20d%27alignement%20de%20piste
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distance maximale de l'émetteur du radiophare d'alignement de piste (LCZR ou LOC) à une altitude spécifique (vérifiée par une inspection en vol) à laquelle l'indication de route fiable est reçue de façon continue. 1, record 1, French, - distance%20maximale%20de%20r%C3%A9ception%20du%20radiophare%20d%27alignement%20de%20piste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
distance maximale de réception du radiophare d'alignement de piste : terme et définition normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne. 2, record 1, French, - distance%20maximale%20de%20r%C3%A9ception%20du%20radiophare%20d%27alignement%20de%20piste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Systems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- transmitter
1, record 2, English, transmitter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An electric device that collects and electrically transfers information to a remote indicator. 2, record 2, English, - transmitter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Altitude pressure, engine pressure ratio, flowmeter, fluid quantity, fuel flow, fuel pressure, oil gage, oil pressure, oil quantity, pressure, three axis rate transmitter. 2, record 2, English, - transmitter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Circuits des aéronefs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- transmetteur
1, record 2, French, transmetteur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif électrique qui enregistre et transfert électriquement des données à un téléindicateur. 2, record 2, French, - transmetteur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transmetteur : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance. 2, record 2, French, - transmetteur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Transmetteur d'asservissement, de débit, de débit carburant, de jaugeur, de position, de poussée, de pression, de pression altitude, de débitmètre carburant, gyromètre à 3 axes, pression carburant, pression d'huile. 2, record 2, French, - transmetteur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Circuitos de las aeronaves
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- transmisor
1, record 2, Spanish, transmisor
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema que genera radiaciones electromagnéticas, en particular en la zona de las radiofrecuencias. 1, record 2, Spanish, - transmisor
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rockoon
1, record 3, English, rockoon
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rocket research vehicle designed to be carried by a balloon to a very high altitude before being fired. 2, record 3, English, - rockoon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
1957. The State University of Iowa completed "Rockoon"(balloon-launched rocket) research at high latitudes which had begun in 1952.... U. S. scientific satellite equipment, including a radio transmitter and instruments for measuring temperature, pressure, cosmic rays, and meteoric dust encounters, was tested above Earth for the first time, as a rocket containing this equipment was fired by the Navy to a 126-mile altitude. 3, record 3, English, - rockoon
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fusée de sondage emportée par un ballon
1, record 3, French, fus%C3%A9e%20de%20sondage%20emport%C3%A9e%20par%20un%20ballon
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fusée emportée par un ballon 2, record 3, French, fus%C3%A9e%20emport%C3%A9e%20par%20un%20ballon
feminine noun
- fusée-ballon 2, record 3, French, fus%C3%A9e%2Dballon
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sondage par ballon et fusée. Système de sondage à haute altitude dans lequel la fusée de sondage est emportée en altitude par un grand ballon et est mise à feu près de la hauteur maximale que peut atteindre le ballon. 1, record 3, French, - fus%C3%A9e%20de%20sondage%20emport%C3%A9e%20par%20un%20ballon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-01-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- vertical ionospheric sounding
1, record 4, English, vertical%20ionospheric%20sounding
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vertical incident sounding uses a collocated transmitter and receiver and involves directing a range of frequencies vertically to the ionosphere and measuring the values of the reflected returned signals to determine the effective ionosphere layer altitude. This technique is also used to determine the critical frequency. 2, record 4, English, - vertical%20ionospheric%20sounding
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sondage ionosphérique vertical
1, record 4, French, sondage%20ionosph%C3%A9rique%20vertical
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- sondage vertical de l'ionosphère 2, record 4, French, sondage%20vertical%20de%20l%27ionosph%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
- sondage vertical 3, record 4, French, sondage%20vertical
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La recherche sur l'ionosphère est importante non seulement pour comprendre la physique de la haute atmosphère, mais aussi pour la propagation radio dans l'ionosphère. C'est pourquoi il a été mis en place en Indonésie un réseau de sondage ionosphérique qui comprend six ionosondes numériques. Les données fournies chaque minute par ces ionosondes, sous forme d'ionogrammes numériques à haute résolution temporelle, seront disponibles. Ces ionogrammes à haute résolution fourniront des renseignements utiles sur les processus et les irrégularités ionosphériques ainsi que pour les radiocommunications à haute fréquence (HF). Des observations par sondages ionosphériques verticaux couvrant un cycle solaire permettront d'élaborer un modèle de prévision pour les radiocommunications à haute fréquence. Grâce à la collaboration entre l'Australie et l'Indonésie, l'exactitude des prévisions de fréquences a pu être améliorée grâce à la gestion en temps réel des fréquences. Cette activité est appuyée par un système de sondage oblique. 1, record 4, French, - sondage%20ionosph%C3%A9rique%20vertical
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Historiquement, l'ionosphère a donc été divisée en couches distinctes, la première à avoir été détectée étant la région E (couche de Kennelly-Heaviside). Par ordre alphabétique, on a ensuite la couche F située au-dessus de la couche E. La couche F se subdivise généralement en deux couches, la couche F1 située vers 170 km et la couche F2 située au-delà de 250 km. La couche D, située entre 60 et 90 km échappe au sondage vertical (méthode des échos). Pour la détecter, on emploie des sondages obliques utilisant des fréquences plus petites (grandes longueurs d'onde). 4, record 4, French, - sondage%20ionosph%C3%A9rique%20vertical
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
À partir d'un sondage vertical de l'ionosphère on obtient un ionogramme sur lequel on peut identifier les paramètres caractéristiques du profil ionosphérique [...] 2, record 4, French, - sondage%20ionosph%C3%A9rique%20vertical
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Télésondage ionosphérique. 5, record 4, French, - sondage%20ionosph%C3%A9rique%20vertical
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-09-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Air Navigation Aids
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- altitude transmitter
1, record 5, English, altitude%20transmitter
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Aides à la navigation aérienne
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- transmetteur d'altitude 1, record 5, French, transmetteur%20d%27altitude
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1982-01-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Aeroindustry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- passive target
1, record 6, English, passive%20target
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- non-cooperating target 1, record 6, English, non%2Dcooperating%20target
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Primary radar is(...) the original form of radio-detection, in which a beam of microwave energy illuminates a passive or "non-cooperating" target and the reflected pulse or echo is processed to display its bearing and distance from the transmitter(three-dimensional or height-finder radars will also display its altitude, although these are, so far, restricted to military surveillance applications, essentially for reasons of cost, plus the fact that there are alternative means of determining the altitude of aircraft, other than hostile intruders). 1, record 6, English, - passive%20target
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Constructions aéronautiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cible passive 1, record 6, French, cible%20passive
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le radar primaire, c'est (...) la forme originale de la détection électromagnétique: un faisceau de micro-ondes est envoyé sur une cible passive et le signal réfléchi par celle-ci est traité pour en déterminer et faire apparaître sur un écran le relèvement et distance par rapport à l'émetteur (les radars tridimensionnels indiquent en outre l'altitude de la cible mais, essentiellement pour des raisons de coût et parce qu'il est possible de déterminer l'altitude des aéronefs amis par d'autres moyens, leurs applications sont actuellement limitées à la surveillance militaire). 1, record 6, French, - cible%20passive
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1980-08-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- transmitter suppression signal
1, record 7, English, transmitter%20suppression%20signal
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) the RAAWS [radar altimeter and latitude warning set] provides altitude data to the GPDC, a blanking signal to the Countermeasures Receiving Set(...), and a transmitter suppression signal to the other receiver-transmitter during the noise sampling period. 1, record 7, English, - transmitter%20suppression%20signal
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- signal de blocage des émetteurs 1, record 7, French, signal%20de%20blocage%20des%20%C3%A9metteurs
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1980-08-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- noise sampling period
1, record 8, English, noise%20sampling%20period
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) the RAAWS [radar altimeter and altitude warning set] provides altitude data to the GPDC, a blanking signal to the Countermeasures Receiving Set(...) and a transmitter suppression signal to the other receiver-transmitter during the noise sampling period. 1, record 8, English, - noise%20sampling%20period
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- période d'échantillonnage du bruit 1, record 8, French, p%C3%A9riode%20d%27%C3%A9chantillonnage%20du%20bruit
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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