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  2. Precision approach path indicator - Wikipedia

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    The ratio of white to red lights seen is dependent on the angle of approach to the runway. Above the designated glide slope a pilot will see more white lights than red; below the ideal angle more red lights than white will be seen. At the optimum approach angle the ratio of white to red lights will be equal, for most aircraft.

  3. IWC Schaffhausen - Wikipedia

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    IWC International Watch Co. AG, founded International Watch Company, better known as IWC Schaffhausen, is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. [1] Originally founded in Switzerland by American watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones in 1868, the company was transferred to the Rauschenbach family in 1880 after ...

  4. 1951 USAF resolution test chart - Wikipedia

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    A 1951 USAF resolution test chart is a microscopic optical resolution test device originally defined by the U.S. Air Force MIL-STD-150A standard of 1951. The design provides numerous small target shapes exhibiting a stepped assortment of precise spatial frequency specimens.

  5. Bayonet mount - Wikipedia

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    A bayonet mount A bayonet mount before and after insertion Early-19th century socket bayonet Socket of a bayonet. A bayonet mount (mainly as a method of mechanical attachment, such as fitting a lens to a camera using a matching lens mount) or bayonet connector (for electrical use) is a fastening mechanism consisting of a cylindrical male side with one or more radial pegs, and a female receptor ...

  6. Pilot-controlled lighting - Wikipedia

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    Pilot-controlled lighting (PCL), also known as aircraft radio control of aerodrome lighting (ARCAL) or pilot-activated lighting (PAL), is a system that allows aircraft pilots to control the lighting of an airport or airfield's approach lights, runway edge lights, and taxiways via radio.

  7. Weaver rail mount - Wikipedia

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    Compared to the Leupold mount, the Weaver rail is not as strong and cannot be adjusted for windage. [ 4 ] W.R. Weaver Co. became Weaver Optics, and was a subsidiary of Meade Instruments Corporation from 2002 to 2008, when it was on-sold to become part of Alliant Techsystems 's Security and Sporting division in Onalaska, Wisconsin.

  8. Lens mount - Wikipedia

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    N/A. Screw mount must be adjusted manually for back focus. Back focal distance from <1mm to 12mm. 1/6" to 1" 12 mm 0.5 mm pitch Screw CCTV, PCB: Edmund Optics μ-Video Bolex Bajonet 23.22 mm 16 mm: Breech lock Cinematography effective focal distance 17.526 mm (0.69 inches) due to beam splitter behind mount flange (accepts C-mount lenses with ...

  9. Helmet-mounted display - Wikipedia

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    The Integrated Helmet and Display Sight System (IHADSS) 30 mm M230 chain gun turret on a Boeing AH-64 Apache being aimed with a helmet-mounted sight A helmet-mounted display (HMD) is a headworn device that uses displays and optics to project imagery and/or symbology to the eyes.