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GROUND POSITION INDICATOR [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
DEF

An instrument which determines and displays automatically the ground position of an aircraft.

OBS

ground position indicator: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
DEF

Instrument qui détermine et affiche automatiquement la position sol d'un aéronef.

OBS

indicateur de position-sol : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
DEF

Instrumento que determina e indica automáticamente la posición tierra de una aeronave.

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Record 2 1986-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

a radar equipment which indicates the position of an aircraft in flight in terms of latitude and longitude or other chosen means.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

--instrument donnant continuellement et automatiquement des indications permettant de situer l'aéronef par totalisation des déplacements estimés de l'aéronef.

Spanish

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