Avionics

Avionics

The art of using electronics and associated knowledge in the design and implementation of aviation systems.

Industry: Aviation

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automatic level control (ALC)

Aviation; Avionics

A circuit used to maintain the output level of a transmitter regardless of variations in the system's attenuation.

annunciator

Aviation; Avionics

A system designed to provide warning lights and audio alerts to pilots to warn abnormal flight conditions.

air traffic control signaling system (ATCSS)

Aviation; Avionics

A system designed to provide information exchange between the pilot and air traffic control using the VHF communications transceiver in conjunction with data-link equipment.

autopilot

Aviation; Avionics

An automated flight control system designed to reduce pilot workload by controlling the aircraft along one or more predefined axis.

radome

Aviation; Avionics

The protective cover on the aircraft nose that fits over the weather radar system antenna. The radome is specially designed so it is transparent at radar frequencies.

A ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision lateral, along-course and vertical guidance to an aircraft attempting a landing on a runway. The system uses a combination of radio ...

instrument meteorological conditions (IMC)

Aviation; Avionics

An aviation flight condition that requires pilots to fly primarily by reference to instruments, and therefore under instrument flight rules (IFR), rather than by outside visual references under ...