Avionics

Avionics

The art of using electronics and associated knowledge in the design and implementation of aviation systems.

Industry: Aviation

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Reflectivity factor (Z)

Aviation; Avionics

A measurement a specific target's ability to reflect the energy from a radar beam.

Rabbit tracks

Aviation; Avionics

(1) Also called running rabbits which refer to the distinctive display produced by another (alien radar) radar system transmission. (2) The small dots that remain on the display of hand-held GPS ...

Pitot pressure

Aviation; Avionics

The sum of static and dynamic pressures which is the total force per unit area exerted by the air on the surface of a body in motion.

Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)

Aviation; Avionics

An aviation flight condition that requires pilots to fly primarily by reference to instruments, and therefore under instrument flight rules (IFR), rather than by outside visual references under ...

A ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision lateral, along-course and vertical guidance to an aircraft attempting a landing on a runway. The system uses a combination of radio ...

Tactical air navigation (TACAN)

Aviation; Avionics

A basic guidance mode, providing lateral guidance to a TACAN station; Equipment that determines range and bearing to a radio station with a TACAN transmitter.

Terrain referenced navigation (TRN)

Aviation; Avionics

A navigation mode based on comparison of barometric altitude and radar altitude with a map. TRN combines INS with map references and is most accurate over rough terrain. It does not give accurate ...