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UHF TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION AID [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

An ultra-high frequency electronic air navigation system, able to provide continuous bearing and slant range to a selected station.

OBS

tacan: The term is derived from "tactical air navigation."

OBS

UHF: ultra-high frequency.

OBS

tacan: term and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

UHF tactical air navigation aid; TACAN: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

tactical air navigation system; tacan: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

tactical air navigation aid; TACAN: term and abbreviation standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Système de navigation aérienne travaillant en ultra hautes fréquences, qui fournit une indication continue de gisement et de distance oblique par rapport à une station choisie.

OBS

tacan : Le terme est une abréviation du terme anglais «tactical air navigation» («navigation aérienne tactique»).

OBS

UHF : ultra-haute fréquence.

OBS

tacan : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

système de navigation aérienne tactique UHF; TACAN : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

système de navigation aérienne tactique; tacan : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

système de navigation aérienne tactique; TACAN : terme et abréviation normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

Key term(s)
  • système tactique de navigation aérienne
  • système tactique de navigation aérienne UHF

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayuda para la navegación aérea
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
DEF

Sistema de navegación aérea que emplea frecuencias electrónicas de UHF [ultra alta frecuencia] y que suministra de forma continua la orientación y el alcance inclinado a una estación seleccionada.

OBS

tacan: El término deriva de "tactical air navigation".

OBS

UHF: sigla inglesa que significa "ultra alta frecuencia".

OBS

sistema de navigación aérea táctica; TACAN: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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