radio-landing beam
1landing beam — noun : a radio beam projected from a landing field to indicate to the pilot of an airplane his height above the ground and the proper path for a landing approach …
2landing beam — /ˈlændɪŋ bim/ (say landing beem) noun a radio beam transmitted from an airfield to indicate to a pilot the height and position of the aircraft when approaching to land …
3landing-beam — landˈing beam noun A radio beam by which an aircraft is guided in to land • • • Main Entry: ↑land …
4Radio navigation — or radionavigation is the application of radio frequencies to determining a position on the Earth. Like radiolocation, it is a type of radiodetermination.RDF / ADF / NDBThe first system of radio navigation was the Radio Direction Finder, or RDF.… …
5beam — [bēm] n. [ME < OE, a tree, piece of wood, column; akin to Ger baum, Du boom, tree] 1. Obs. the squared off trunk of a tree 2. a) a long, thick piece of wood, metal, or stone, used in building b) such a piece used as a horizontal support for a… …
6Lorenz beam — The Lorenz beam blind landing system was an air radio navigation system in use from the late 1930s. The name refers to the company that produced the system; Lorenz referred to it simply as the Ultrakurzwellen Landefunkfeuer, German for ultra… …
7Instrument 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… …
8Microwave 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… …
9Moon landing conspiracy theories — Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in NASA s training mockup …
10Microwave Scanning Beam Landing System — The Microwave Scanning Beam Landing System (MSBLS) is a Ku band approach and landing navigation aid formerly used by NASA s space shuttle. It provides precise elevation, directional and distance data which was used to guide the orbiter for the… …
