glide approach
1Glide ratio — Glide ratio, also called, Lift to drag ratio, glide number, or finesse, is an aviation term that refers to the distance an aircraft will move forward for any given amount of lost altitude (the cotangent of the downward angle). Alternatively it is …
2glide-path transmitter — An element in the ILS (instrument landing system) that defines a glide path beam and assists an aircraft to make an approach at a correct glide angle. A glide path transmitter is located 750 to 1250 ft from the runway threshold and 250 to 600 ft… …
3glide slope/glideslope — The same as glide path. It provides vertical guidance for aircraft during approaches and landings. The glide slope, or glide path, is based on the following: i. Electronic components emitting signals that provide vertical guidance by referring to …
4glide path — i. The flight path of an aircraft in glide, as seen from the side. ii. The glide slope (i.e., the path used by an aircraft in approach procedure generated by an instrument landing facility). iii. An aircraft on a PAR (precision approach radar)… …
5glide slope — noun the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing • Syn: ↑approach path, ↑approach, ↑glide path • Hypernyms: ↑air lane, ↑flight path, ↑airway, ↑skyway …
6glide path — noun the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing • Syn: ↑approach path, ↑approach, ↑glide slope • Hypernyms: ↑air lane, ↑flight path, ↑airway, ↑skyway …
7glide-slope-intercept altitude — The minimum altitude of an intermediate approach segment prescribed for precision approach that assures obstacle clearance. It is the minimum altitude to intercept the glide slope or glide path on a precision approach. The intersection of the… …
8Glide bomb — A glide bomb is an aerial bomb that is modified with aerodynamic surfaces to modify its flight path from a purely ballistic one, to a flatter, gliding, one. This extends the range between the launch aircraft and the target. Glide bombs are often… …
9approach path — noun the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing • Syn: ↑approach, ↑glide path, ↑glide slope • Hypernyms: ↑air lane, ↑flight path, ↑airway, ↑skyway …
10approach pattern — noun the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport the traffic patterns around O Hare are very crowded they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted • Syn: ↑traffic pattern, ↑pattern • Derivationally… …
