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DME PULSE DECAY TIME [1 record]

Record 1 2001-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
DEF

The time as measured between the 90 and 10 per cent amplitude points on the trailing edge of the pulse envelope.

OBS

pulse decay time: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • DME pulse decay time

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Émission et réception radio
DEF

Intervalle de temps entre le point d'amplitude 0,90 et le point d'amplitude 0,10 sur le bord arrière de l'enveloppe de l'impulsion.

OBS

temps de descente de l'impulsion : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • temps de descente de l'impulsion DME

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayuda para la navegación aérea
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
DEF

Tiempo medido entre los puntos de amplitud 90 y 10% del borde posterior de la envolvente del impulso.

OBS

tiempo de disminución del impulso: término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • tiempo de disminución del impulso DME
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