altitude alert warning
1altitude alert system — A system that provides aural and visual warning to the crew as an aircraft approaches a preselected altitude during climb or descent. If the aircraft deviates from the set altitude, the warning signal operates again. Some systems obtain their… …
2Ground proximity warning system — (GPWS) is a system designed to alert pilots if their aircraft is in immediate danger of flying into the ground or an obstacle. Another common name for such a system is ground collision warning system (GCWS). Commercial aircraft The system… …
3Minimum Safe Altitude Warning — (MSAW) is an automated warning system for air traffic controllers (ATCO). It is a ground based safety net intended to warn the controller about increased risk of controlled flight into terrain accidents by generating, in a timely manner, an alert …
4United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation — The United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation (UKWMO) was a British civilian organisation operating between 1957 and 1992 to provide the authorities with data about nuclear explosions and forecasts of likely fallout profiles across the… …
5terrain alert — i. A facility that alerts the pilot when the aircraft reaches a preset altitude above the terrain during descent. This facility is in the form of an audio and/or visual warning. This terrain alert system is a multicolored display. It shows… …
6Distant Early Warning Line — DEW redirects here. For energy emitting weapons, see Directed Energy Weapons. USAF Distant Early Warning Line and Distant Early Warning System Office Emblem …
7terrain-awareness warning system — A system using an electronic map that provides a warning of higher terrain in the vicinity of the aircraft. The TAWS is a computer based system providing the flight crew with visual and acoustic alerts about the unintended approach to the terrain …
8Abkürzungen/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 …
9Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 — CG render of N310EA as it enters the swamp Accident summary Date December 29, 1972 …
101999 South Dakota Learjet crash — Infobox Aircraft crash caption = N47BA prior to its final flight. date = 1999 10 25 type = Crew incapacitation site = Aberdeen, South Dakota coords = aircraft type = Learjet 35 operator = tail number = N47BA origin = Orlando, Florida destination …
