altitude range
1Range safety — In rocketry, range safety is assured by the systems which protect people and assets on the rocket range in cases when a launch vehicle might endanger them. Range safety is usually the responsibility of a Range Safety Officer (RSO). At NASA, the… …
2Altitude compensating nozzle — An altitude compensating nozzle is a class of rocket engine nozzles that are designed to operate efficiently across a wide range of altitudes.Conventional designsThe basic concept of any engine bell is to efficiently direct the flow of exhaust… …
3VHF omnidirectional range — This article is about the radio navigation aid. For other uses, see Vor. D VOR (Doppler VOR) ground station, co located with DME …
4Front Range — 39° 38′ 02″ N 105° 49′ 01″ W / 39.6339, 105.817 …
5Terminal High Altitude Area Defense — Infobox Weapon name= Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) caption= THAAD missile launcher origin= USA type= Anti ballistic missile system is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle=yes is missile= is UK=no service= 2008… …
6Pocumtuck Range — Chaîne Pocumtuck Chaîne Pocumtuck Géographie Altitude 258 m, Pocumtuck Rock Massif …
7Karakoram Range — Mountain system, south central Asia. Extending 300 mi (480 km) from eastern Afghanistan to the Kashmir region, it is one of the highest mountain systems in the world; its loftiest peak is K2, at 28,251 ft (8,611 m), the world s second highest… …
8Toiyabe Range — Coordinates: 39°59′59″N 116°43′03″W / 39.99972°N 116.7175°W / 39.99972; 116.7175 …
9World altitude record (mountaineering) — In the history of mountaineering, the world altitude record referred to the highest point on the earth s surface which had been reached, regardless of whether that point was an actual summit. The world summit record referred to this highest… …
10Slant range — In telecommunication, slant range is the line of sight distance between two points which are not at the same level relative to a specific datum.An example of slant range is the distance to an airborne radar target, e.g., an aircraft flying at… …
