glide-path slope
1glide path — Glide slope Glide slope, n. (Aeronautics) 1. the proper path for an airplane approaching a landing strip; also called {glide path}. [PJC] 2. The path indicated by a radio beacon as the proper path for an airplane to use in approaching a landing… …
2Glide path — Glide path, n. (Aeronautics) the proper path for an airplane approaching a landing strip; also called {glide slope}. [PJC] …
3glide-path transmitter — An element in the ILS (instrument landing system) that defines a glide path beam and assists an aircraft to make an approach at a correct glide angle. A glide path transmitter is located 750 to 1250 ft from the runway threshold and 250 to 600 ft… …
4glide path — noun the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing • Syn: ↑approach path, ↑approach, ↑glide slope • Hypernyms: ↑air lane, ↑flight path, ↑airway, ↑skyway …
5glide path — i. The flight path of an aircraft in glide, as seen from the side. ii. The glide slope (i.e., the path used by an aircraft in approach procedure generated by an instrument landing facility). iii. An aircraft on a PAR (precision approach radar)… …
6glide path — noun Date: 1936 glide slope …
7visual glide-path indicator — A system of visible lights arranged in a pattern at the landing end of the runway to provide glide slope guidance for aircraft making a visual approach. A typical system consists of downwind and upwind bars, consisting of 2, 3, 4, or 12 lights on …
8Glide slope — Glide slope, n. (Aeronautics) 1. the proper path for an airplane approaching a landing strip; also called {glide path}. [PJC] 2. The path indicated by a radio beacon as the proper path for an airplane to use in approaching a landing strip. [PJC] …
9glide slope — Glide path Glide path, n. (Aeronautics) the proper path for an airplane approaching a landing strip; also called {glide slope}. [PJC] …
10glide slope — noun the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing • Syn: ↑approach path, ↑approach, ↑glide path • Hypernyms: ↑air lane, ↑flight path, ↑airway, ↑skyway …
