aircraft heading
71radio magnetic indicator — An instrument which displays aircraft heading and bearing to selected radio navigation aids …
72Grimsby Dock Tower — Aerial view …
73camera axis direction — The direction on the horizontal plane of the optical axis of the camera at the time of exposure. This direction is defined by its azimuth expressed in degrees in relation to true, or magnetic, north. In the above case, aircraft heading and camera …
74course — i. The intended direction of flight. The aircraft heading as measured in the horizontal plane in degrees clockwise from the north. The course is indicated by a single arrow in the air plot. ii. The ILS (instrument landing system) localizer signal …
75homing — i. The technique of tracking along a position line toward the point of a radio, radar, or other navigational aid. This is done without catering for wind but by adjusting the aircraft heading to maintain a relative bearing of zero degrees. ii. The …
76relative-bearing indicator — An indicator in which the compass card is fixed with 000° at the top of the display, and the pointer indicates bearing to the beacon relative to the aircraft heading. This can be a radio bearing or an omnibearing …
77Korean Air Lines Flight 007 — Flight 007 redirects here. For other uses, see Flight 7 (disambiguation). Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Artist s rendition of HL7442, the KAL 747 lost during Flight 007 Occurrence summary …
78Course Setting Bomb Sight — The CSBS Mk. IX mounted in a Fairey Battle. The bomb aimer is sighting through the white ring shaped backsights to the pin shaped foresights (just visible against the armoured cable) and holding the bomb release switch in his right hand. The… …
79navigation — navigational, adj. /nav i gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of navigating. 2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile. [1520 30; < L navigation (s. of navigatio) a voyage.… …
80Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
