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HANDOVER AIRCRAFT [3 records]

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Record 1 1999-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

The process of transferring control of aircraft from one controlling authority to another.

OBS

aircraft handover : term and definition standardized by NATO

Key term(s)
  • aircraft hand-over

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Opération de transfert du contrôle d'un aéronef d'une autorité de contrôle à une autre.

OBS

prise en compte successive d'un aéronef : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Proceso de entrega del control de aeronaves de una autoridad controladora a otra.

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Record 2 1989-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

The first major contract for a D-HUD system has been for the US Air Force LANTIRN(Low Altitude Navigation Targeting Infra-Red for Night) programme, which is to provide the F-16 and A-10 aircraft with a night and below-the-weather capability by the addition of two pods carrying a forward-looking infra-red sensor, together with automatic target recognition, automatic handover equipment for the infra-red homing Maverick missile, automatic laser tracker and target designator and a terrain-following/navigation radar from Texas Instruments.

Key term(s)
  • terrain-following radar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
CONT

Le premier contrat important signé pour un système D-HUD s'applique au programme LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation Targeting Infra-Red for Night). Ce système est conçu pour donner aux F-16 et A-10 une capacité nuit/tout-temps grâce à l'emport de deux nacelles renfermant une caméra thermique (FLIR), divers équipements pour la détection, l'acquisition et la poursuite automatique des cibles et le transfert des données à l'autodirecteur IR du missile Maverick, ainsi qu'un radar de suivi de terrain/navigation de Texas Instruments.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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