Aviation

Aviation

Dealing with vehicles or machines used in flight or propulsion through the air.

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state aircraft

Aviation; Air traffic control

(1) Canada: An aircraft owned by and used exclusively in the service of a government in Canada or a foreign state. (2) ICAO: An aircraft used for military, customs, police or ...

rendezvous

Aviation; Air traffic control

A prearranged meeting at a given time and location from which to begin an action or phase of an operation or to which to return after an operation.

radar-identified aircraft

Aviation; Air traffic control

An aircraft for which the radar blip or radar position symbol is seen and identified on a radar display.

significant point

Aviation; Air traffic control

(1) An expression used to describe a NAVAID, a fix derived from a NAVAID, or a geographical location as expressed in latitude and longitude. (2) ICAO: A specified geographical ...

participating aircraft

Aviation; Air traffic control

Aircraft that are engaged in and identified as being part of an air refuelling mission or a military activity being conducted or to be conducted under the auspices of an altitude ...

runway visual range (RVR)

Aviation; Air traffic control

In respect of a runway, the maximum horizontal distance for the direction of takeoff or landing, as measured by an automated visual landing distance system and reported by an ATC ...