absolute radio altimeter
1absolute altimeter — An instrument intended to give acceptably accurate, direct indications of absolute altitude (i.e., the vertical distance of the aircraft from the surface of the earth). A radio or a radar altimeter indicates absolute altitude roughly because of… …
2altimeter — /al tim i teuhr, al teuh mee teuhr/, n. 1. a sensitive aneroid barometer that is graduated and calibrated, used chiefly in aircraft for finding distance above sea level, terrain, or some other reference point by a comparison of air pressures. 2.… …
3absolute altitude — The vertical distance of an object above the surface of the earth. It can be measured with the help of an absolute, radio, radar, or laser altimeter. See absolute altimeter …
4absolute altimeter — noun : an aircraft altimeter that determines distance to the earth by radio measuring the time needed for an emitted wave to reach the earth and reflect back to the aircraft * * * absolute altimeter, an altimeter measuring altitude by the time… …
5absolute altimeter — A type of altimeter which measures vertical distance to the surface below, using radio, radar, sonic, laser, or capacitive technology …
6absolute altimeter — noun A type of altimeter which measures vertical distance to the surface below, using radio, radar, sonic, laser, or capacitive technology …
7Radar altimeter — A radar altimeter, radio altimeter, low range radio altimeter (LRRA) or simply RA measures altitude above the terrain presently beneath an aircraft or spacecraft. This type of altimeter provides the distance between the plane and the ground… …
8laser altimeter — An altimeter that measures the time it takes for a laser pulse to return from the ground directly below the aircraft. This time is converted into height above the ground, and this is what the altimeter indicates. It is more accurate than a radio… …
92010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash — Polish Air Force Tu 154 crash Part of the fuselage near Smolensk Accident summary Date 10 April …
10Abkürzungen/Luftfahrt/L–R — Dies ist der vierte Teil der Liste Abkürzungen/Luftfahrt. Liste der Abkürzungen Teil 1 A A Teil 2 B–D B; C; D Teil 3 E–K …
