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BALISE NON DIRECTIONNELLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-02-26

English

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

An LF [low frequency]/MF [medium frequency] or UHF [ultra high frequency] radio beacon transmitting non-directional signals whereby the pilot of an aircraft equipped with direction-finding equipment can determine his or her bearing to or from the radio beacon and "home" on or track to or from the station.

OBS

When the radio beacon is installed in conjunction with the instrument landing system (ILS) marker, it is normally called a "marker beacon."

OBS

non-directional radio beacon; NDB: designations officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

non-directional beacon; NDB: designations and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee; designations standardized by NATO.

French

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

Radiophare LF [basse fréquence]/MF [fréquence obligatoire] ou UHF [ultra-haute fréquence] qui transmet des signaux non directionnels grâce auxquels le pilote d'un aéronef muni d'équipement radiogoniométrique obtient le relèvement du radiophare et peut déterminer son cap en rapprochement ou en éloignement.

OBS

Lorsque ce radiophare est installé avec le radiophare d'un système d'atterrissage aux instruments (ILS [instrument landing system]), il est connu sous le nom de «radioborne».

OBS

radiophare non directionnel; NDB : désignations et définition normalisées par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne; désignations uniformisées par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

balise non directionnelle : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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

radiofaro no direccional; NDB: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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