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1Ground 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… …
2Rate of fire — is the frequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles. It is usually measured in rounds per minute (RPM or round/min), or per second (RPS or round/s). Contents 1 Overview 2 Measurement 2.1 Cyclic rate …
3Ground-Based Midcourse Defense — (GMD) is a component of the national missile defense strategy of the United States administered by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. Previously known as National Missile Defense (NMD), the name was changed in 2002 to differentiate it from other… …
4ground squirrel — any of several terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family, as of the genus Citellus and chipmunks of the genus Tamias. [1680 90, Amer.] * * * Any of numerous relatively short legged, terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family (Sciuridae), found… …
5Rate of climb — An F 15 Eagle climbing and releasing flares. In aeronautics, the rate of climb (RoC) is an aircraft s vertical speed the rate of change in altitude. In most ICAO member countries (even in otherwise metric countries), this is usually expressed in… …
6Ground track — A ground track or ground trace is the projection of a satellite s orbit onto the surface of the Earth (or whatever body the satellite is orbiting). It is an imaginary path along the Earth s surface which traces the movement of an imaginary line… …
7Ground Proximity Warning System — In einem mit einem Ground Proximity Warning System ausgerüsteten Flugzeug werden in niedriger Flughöhe unter 762 m Radiohöhe (2500 ft) aus verschiedenen Daten Kriterien abgeleitet, bei deren Unterschreitung ein Alarm im Cockpit… …
8Ground delay program — An Air Traffic Control Ground delay program or FAA Flow Control is a traffic flow initiative that is instituted by the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States Air Space System.This program is usually instituted when the following… …
9ground — associated with death From the days when most corpses were buried rather than burned. Ground sweat was the dampness arising from the soil, whence burial and the adage A ground sweat cures all disorders . A ground lair was a family burial… …
10Ground Lease — An agreement in which a tenant is permitted to develop a piece of property during the lease period, after which the land and all improvements are turned over to the property owner. A ground lease indicates that the improvements will be owned by… …
