initial heading
1initial heading — i. The aircraft heading at the start of a gyro rating period when using astro gyro control. See final heading. ii. In air interception, it is the heading given to the air defense aircraft at the moment of scramble or immediately after takeoff… …
2Heading up and barring off — Heading up is a sailing manoeuvre during which the bow of a boat is turned toward the upwind, or windward, direction without reaching the irons point of sail. The boom of the ship never swings from its initial side to the opposite one, showing… …
3heading — I noun banner, caption, head, headline, label, proper title, section, superscription, title, topic II index caption, chapter (division), denomination, direction ( …
4average heading — A term used in gyrosteering techniques to denote the calculated average difference between initial and final headings at the midpoint of a specified period of time …
5Dead reckoning — For other uses, see Dead reckoning (disambiguation). The navigator plots his 9am position, indicated by the triangle, and, using his course and speed, estimates his position at 9:30am and 10am. In navigation, dead reckoning (also ded (for… …
6Missed approach — Terminal procedures for an ILS approach, including Missed Approach instructions Missed approach is an instrument flight rules procedure which is a standard (but optional) component segment of an instrument approach.[1] Generally, if the pilot… …
7Minute of Angle — This article is about firearms terminology. For geometry, see Minute of arc. 32 minutes of angle of angular size of the moon Minute of angle (MOA) is the measurement (in fractions of degrees) of a ballistic round s deviation from its initial… …
8Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
9tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening …
10Abkürzungen/Luftfahrt/E–K — Dies ist der dritte Teil der Liste Abkürzungen/Luftfahrt. Liste der Abkürzungen Teil 1 A A Teil 2 B–D B; C; D Teil 3 E K E …
