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  2. VHF omnidirectional range - Wikipedia

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    The United States is decommissioning approximately half of its VOR stations and other legacy navigation aids as part of a move to performance-based navigation, while still retaining a "Minimum Operational Network" of VOR stations as a backup to GPS. [11] In 2015, the UK planned to reduce the number of stations from 44 to 19 by 2020. [8]

  3. Next Generation Air Transportation System - Wikipedia

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    The VOR minimum operational network and NextGen distance measuring equipment (DME) will provide navigation resiliency. [61] The NAS needs at least 126 new DME stations for maximum benefits, and the FAA will replace 50 stations with limited performance to support en route flights across the nation and terminal traffic at 62 busy locations.

  4. VOR/DME - Wikipedia

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    A VOR/DME ground station in Germany In radio navigation , a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). [ 1 ] The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the slant distance between the receiver and the station.

  5. List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical ...

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    Airport Network Security Operator Guidance A/O Air oil In turbine engines AOA Angle of attack: AOC 1: Air operator's certificate: AOC 2: Aeronautical operational control: AOG Aircraft on ground: AOM 1: Aircraft operations manual AOM 2: Airport/aerodrome operating minima AOP Airport operating plan AP Autopilot: A/P Airplane (US), Aeroplane (ICAO ...

  6. Distance measuring equipment - Wikipedia

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    D-VOR/DME ground station DME antenna beside the DME transponder shelter. In aviation, distance measuring equipment (DME) is a radio navigation technology that measures the slant range (distance) between an aircraft and a ground station by timing the propagation delay of radio signals in the frequency band between 960 and 1215 megahertz (MHz).

  7. Tactical air navigation system - Wikipedia

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    Typical US Air Force TACAN site using a dB Systems Model 900E TACAN Antenna. A tactical air navigation system, commonly referred to by the acronym TACAN, is a navigation system initially designed for naval aircraft to acquire moving landing platforms (i.e., ships) and later expanded for use by other military aircraft.

  8. Low-frequency radio range - Wikipedia

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    Low-frequency radio range audio signals: N stream, A stream and combined uniform tone (simulated sounds) The low-frequency radio range, also known as the four-course radio range, LF/MF four-course radio range, A-N radio range, Adcock radio range, or commonly "the range", was the main navigation system used by aircraft for instrument flying in the 1930s and 1940s, until the advent of the VHF ...

  9. DO-219 - Wikipedia

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    DO-219 is a communications standard published by RTCA, Incorporated.It contains Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for aircraft equipment required for Air Traffic Control (ATC) Two-Way Data Link Communications (TWDL) services.