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PLOT RADAR [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2024-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

An aircraft for which the radar blip or radar position symbol is seen and identified on a radar display.

OBS

radar-identified aircraft: designation and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

Key term(s)
  • radar identified aircraft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Aéronef dont le plot radar ou le symbole de position radar est vu et identifié sur un affichage radar.

OBS

aéronef identifié radar : désignation et définition normalisées par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l’intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

The situation which exists when the radar blip or radar position symbol of a particular aircraft is seen and identified on a radar display.

OBS

radar contact: term and definition standardized by ICAO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Situation dans laquelle le plot radar ou le symbole de position radar d’un aéronef donné est vu et identifié sur un affichage radar.

OBS

contact radar : terme et définition normalisés par l’OACI.

OBS

contact radar : terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Situación que existe cuando la traza radar o el símbolo de posición radar de determinada aeronave se ve identificada en una presentación radar.

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Record 3 2001-11-05

English

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

A generic term for the visual indication, in non-symbolic form, on a radar display of the position of an aircraft obtained by primary or secondary radar.

OBS

radar blip: term and definition approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

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

Terme générique désignant l’indication visuelle, dans une forme non symbolique, sur un affichage radar, de la position d’un aéronef obtenue à l’aide du radar primaire ou secondaire.

OBS

plot radar : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale(OACI).

Spanish

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

Expresión genérica utilizada para la indicación visual, en forma simbólica, en una presentación radar, de la posición de una aeronave obtenida por radar primario o secundario.

OBS

traza radar: término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 4 2001-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
OBS

radar blip identification; RBI: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
OBS

identification de plot radar; RBI : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale(OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte aéreo
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
OBS

identificación de traza radar; RBI: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 5 1978-03-30

English

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

All the accuracy formulas represent the accuracy with which such parameters (e.g., range or angle) can be measured when the target is not near any other point target.

OBS

The area and shape of the central lobe of the ambiguity function are directly related to the accuracy that target-range (time delay) or target-radial velocity (doppler shift) can be measured.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
OBS

(...) la précision avec laquelle l'observation radar permet de localiser une cible isolée; elle est liée à la finesse avec laquelle on saura déterminer le centre du plot radar dans la pratique.

Spanish

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