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NAVIGATION ORTHODROMIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-07-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- great circle sailing
1, record 1, English, great%20circle%20sailing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of navigating a ship along the shortest distance between the point of departure and the point of arrival, subject of arrival, subject of course to no land or other navigational hazard lying between the two points. 2, record 1, English, - great%20circle%20sailing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
great circle sailing: Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee. 2, record 1, English, - great%20circle%20sailing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- navigation orthodromique
1, record 1, French, navigation%20orthodromique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- navigation suivant un arc de grand cercle 2, record 1, French, navigation%20suivant%20un%20arc%20de%20grand%20cercle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Navigation suivant une ligne qui fait parcourir la plus courte distance entre deux points du globe. 2, record 1, French, - navigation%20orthodromique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
navigation orthodromique : Terminologie officialisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 2, record 1, French, - navigation%20orthodromique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1982-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aeroindustry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- great-circle navigation
1, record 2, English, great%2Dcircle%20navigation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The [FMS-90] equipment can also be used for great-circle navigation when operating in the VOR/DME mode: the computer draws a great circle track between the specified departure and destination points, and all the pilot has to do is to tune to selected VOR stations along this route; the FMS-90 can compute offsets from any one of the 5,700 VOR/DME entries, of which the coordinates can be stored in its memory. 1, record 2, English, - great%2Dcircle%20navigation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Constructions aéronautiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- navigation orthodromique 1, record 2, French, navigation%20orthodromique
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le FMS-90 peut également servir à la navigation orthodromique en mode VOR/DME: le calculateur établit la route orthodromique entre les points de départ et de destination indiqués et il suffit au pilote de s'accorder sur les stations VOR choisies le long de cette route; le FMS-90 peut calculer les décalages par rapport à n'importe lequel des 5700 points VOR/DME, dont les coordonnées peuvent être stockées dans sa mémoire. 1, record 2, French, - navigation%20orthodromique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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