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  • 1Air traffic control radar beacon system — The air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS) is a system used in air traffic control (ATC) to enhance radar monitoring and separation of air traffic. ATCRBS assists ATC radars by acquiring information about the aircraft being monitored,… …

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  • 2Aviation transponder interrogation modes — An aviation transponder interrogation mode is the format of a sequence of pulses from an interrogating SSR radar, or similar system, and reply format usually referred to as a Code from a transponder, used to determine detailed information from a… …

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  • 3Transponder (aviation) — Transponder Cessna ARC RT 359A transponder (beige box), beneath Bendix/King KY197 VHF communication radio. In this example, the transponder code selected is 1200 for VFR flight. The green IDENT button is marked ID . A transponder (short for… …

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  • 4Code Gillham — Le code Gillham est un code binaire informatique utilisé principalement en aéronautique afin d encoder l altitude pression de l aéronef. L utilisation d un transpondeur Mode C à bord d un aéronef nécessite en effet la présence d un encodeur d… …

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  • 5Galileo (spacecraft) — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Galileo Orbiter Caption = Galileo is prepared for mating with the IUS booster Organization = NASA Major Contractors = Mission Type = Orbiter, fly by Flyby Of = Venus, Earth, 951 Gaspra, 243 Ida Satellite Of = Jupiter… …

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  • 6Code Gilham — Le code Gilham est un code binaire informatique utilisé principalement en aéronautique afin d encoder l altitude pression de l aéronef. L utilisation d un transpondeur Mode C à bord d un aéronef nécessite en effet la présence d un encodeur d… …

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  • 7Flight data recorder — An example of a flight data recorder; the underwater locator beacon is the small cylinder on the far right. (English translation of warning message: FLIGHT RECORDER DO NOT OPEN) …

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  • 8Blip-to-scan ratio — In radar systems, the blip to scan ratio, or blip/scan, is the ratio of the number of times a target appears on a radar display to the number of times it could have been seen. [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/blip scan ratio?cat=technology blip… …

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  • 9Lunar Orbiter program — The Lunar Orbiter program was a series of five unmanned Lunar orbiter missions launched by the United States in 1966 through 1967 with the purpose of mapping the lunar surface before the Apollo landings. All five missions were successful, and 99… …

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  • 10Theodolite — A theodolite (IPA en|θiːˈɒdəlаɪt) is an instrument for measuring both horizontal and vertical angles, as used in triangulation networks. It is a key tool in surveying and engineering work, particularly on inaccessible grounds, but theodolites… …

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