civil navigation aids system
1navigation — 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.… …
2Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom) — Civil Aviation Authority Abbreviation CAA Formation 1972 Legal status Government owned corporation Purpose/focus …
3Civil engineering and infrastructure repair in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina — This article covers the levee system and infrastructure repairs in New Orleans, Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina …
4Instrument landing system — The Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a ground based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high intensity lighting arrays to… …
5Omega (navigation system) — OMEGA was the first truly global radio navigation system for aircraft, operated by the United States in cooperation with six partner nations. Contents …
6OMEGA Navigation System — OMEGA was the first truly global radio navigation system for aircraft, operated by the United States in cooperation with six partner nations.HistoryOMEGA was originally developed by the United States Navy for military aviation users. It was… …
7Microwave landing system — The NASA 737 research aircraft on the Wallops runway in 1987 with the Microwave Landing System equipment in the foreground. A microwave landing system (MLS) is an all weather, precision landing system originally intended to replace or supplement… …
8Convention on International Civil Aviation — Chicago Convention Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed 1 December 1944 Location Chicago Effective 5 March 1947 Condition 26 ratifications Parties 190 (Cook Islands as well as all United Nations members, except for Liechtenstein,… …
9United States civil defense — Main article: Civil defense The old United States Civil Defense logo. The triangle emphasised the 3 step Civil Defense philosophy used before the foundation of FEMA and Comprehensive Emergency Management. United States civil defense refers to the …
10United States government role in civil aviation — Governments have played an important part in shaping air transportation. This role began as early as 1783, when the king of France summoned the Montgolfier brothers to demonstrate their balloon. In 1892, the French War Ministry backed an attempt… …
