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SHORAN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Air Navigation Aids
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- short-range air navigation system
1, record 1, English, short%2Drange%20air%20navigation%20system
correct, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SHORAN 1, record 1, English, SHORAN
correct, NATO
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- short-range air navigation 2, record 1, English, short%2Drange%20air%20navigation
correct
- SHORAN 2, record 1, English, SHORAN
correct
- SHORAN 2, record 1, English, SHORAN
- short-range air-navigation system 3, record 1, English, short%2Drange%20air%2Dnavigation%20system
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A precise short-range electronic navigation system which uses the time of travel of pulse-type transmission from two or more fixed stations to measure slant-range distance from the stations. 4, record 1, English, - short%2Drange%20air%20navigation%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fundamentally, the [short-range air navigation] system consists of a mobile transmitter-receiver-indicator unit and a fixed receiver-transmitter unit (transponder). Pulses are sent from the mobile transmitter and returned to the originating point by the transmitter. The indicator measures the time interval required for the travel of a pulse between stations and converts this information into distance to the nearest thousandth of a mile. 5, record 1, English, - short%2Drange%20air%20navigation%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is also a short-range air-navigation system accurate enough to use for area bombing. Stations with single-tower transmitters are spaced close together and permit fixes within a matter of yards. 3, record 1, English, - short%2Drange%20air%20navigation%20system
Record 1, Key term(s)
- short range air navigation system
- short range air navigation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Aides à la navigation aérienne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système de navigation aérienne à courte portée
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20navigation%20a%C3%A9rienne%20%C3%A0%20courte%20port%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SHORAN 2, record 1, French, SHORAN
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système SHORAN 3, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20SHORAN
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Élaboré pendant la guerre et basé sur le principe de la triangulation, le système SHORAN permet de calculer la distance au moyen de signaux transmis entre l'avion et des émetteurs installés dans des camps mobiles au sol. Pour utiliser ce système, on situe une paire de stations au sol selon des repères géodésiques connus et, à mesure que l'appareil se déplace, le système envoie des signaux aux deux sites pour calculer la distance. Le fait de connaître la ligne de base entre les deux stations ainsi que la distance qui les sépare de l'appareil permet de déterminer les trois côtés d’un triangle dont le sommet identifie la position de l'avion. L'équipage peut alors s’assurer que l'appareil se déplace selon la trajectoire établie. 3, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20navigation%20a%C3%A9rienne%20%C3%A0%20courte%20port%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Navigation Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rate station 1, record 2, English, rate%20station
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de navigation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- station principale 1, record 2, French, station%20principale
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- station pilote 1, record 2, French, station%20pilote
- station émettrice 1, record 2, French, station%20%C3%A9mettrice
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
station émettrice SHORAN d’un système de radionavigation; par opposition à "drift station"(électricité) 1, record 2, French, - station%20principale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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