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Record 1 2014-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
DEF

The plotting and directing of the movement of a vehicle from within by means of observations on celestial bodies.

CONT

An applicant for a flight navigation licence ... shall satisfy the Licensing Authority as to his knowledge of: ... navigational procedures including: ... navigation by dead-reckoning, navigation by celestial observations ...

OBS

"Celestial navigation" usually refers to the process as accomplished by a human operator. The same process accomplished automatically by a machine is usually termed "celestial guidance" or sometimes "automatic celestial navigation."

OBS

celestial navigation: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
DEF

Navigation utilisant des astres d'apparence ponctuelle comme repères.

CONT

[...] la navigation astronomique [...] permet au navigateur de situer la position de l'avion en vol par une visée du soleil ou d'une étoile identifiée; ce calcul du point, analogue à celui qui est pratiqué dans la navigation maritime, demande pourtant un certain délai et n'offre qu'une précision pas toujours compatible avec la rapidité des avions modernes.

OBS

Dans l'espace, la navigation stellaire fait généralement appel à des suiveurs stellaires.

OBS

navigation astronomique; navigation par les astres : termes uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

navigation astronomique : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
  • Lanzamiento y maniobras en el espacio
OBS

navegación astronómica: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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