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ROUTE COMPAS [2 records]

Record 1 1999-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

compass track: The direction of the track relative to compass north.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
CONT

[...] chacune des directions (cap, route, relèvement) est repérée par rapport à chacun des Nords (Nv, Nm, Nc (Nord compas), Ngy, Ng) par l'angle, mesuré de 0 (degré) à 360 (degrés) dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre, entre le Nord et la direction. [...] On ne définit pas en général de route compas [...], les routes n'étant pas repérées sur les instruments.

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • River and Sea Navigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime

Spanish

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