terrain warning

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• terrain warning — A system that warns the crew of terrain that lies directly in their flight path. Virtually any airborne radar can be used for this purpose. Typical radar indications for terrain warning …   Aviation dictionary

• Terrain awareness and warning system — (TAWS) attempts to reduce controlled flight into terrain by improving on current ground proximity warning systems. TAWS does this by using digital elevation data and airplane instrumental values to predict if a likely future position of the… …   Wikipedia

• terrain-awareness warning system — A system using an electronic map that provides a warning of higher terrain in the vicinity of the aircraft. The TAWS is a computer based system providing the flight crew with visual and acoustic alerts about the unintended approach to the terrain …   Aviation dictionary

• warning system — ▪ military technology Introduction       in military science, any method used to detect the situation or intention of an enemy so that warning can be given.       Because military tactics from time immemorial have stressed the value of surprise… …   Universalium

• Warning track — The change of terrain from grass to dirt serves as a warning for fielders trying to make a deep catch that they are running out of room, since it is often difficult for the fielder to keep his eye on a fly ball while keeping track of his position …   Wikipedia

• terrain alert — i. A facility that alerts the pilot when the aircraft reaches a preset altitude above the terrain during descent. This facility is in the form of an audio and/or visual warning. This terrain alert system is a multicolored display. It shows… …   Aviation dictionary

• Controlled flight into terrain — CFIT redirects here. For the Canadian radio station in Airdrie, Alberta, see CFIT FM. A piece of the remains of Air New Zealand Flight 901, which crashed in 1979. All 257 people on the plane were killed. Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT)… …   Wikipedia

• Ground proximity warning system — (GPWS) is a system designed to alert pilots if their aircraft is in immediate danger of flying into the ground or an obstacle. Another common name for such a system is ground collision warning system (GCWS). Commercial aircraft The system… …   Wikipedia

• ground-proximity warning system — A system that warns the crew if the aircraft’s current flight path would result in impact with the ground. The system automatically and continuously monitors the aircraft’s flight path with respect to the terrain at all altitudes between 50 and… …   Aviation dictionary

• Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System — Das Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) stellt eine Weiterentwicklung des Ground Proximity Warning System dar. Die Federal Aviation Administration empfiehlt die Benutzung des Oberbegriffs Terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Ground Proximity Warning System — In einem mit einem Ground Proximity Warning System ausgerüsteten Flugzeug werden in niedriger Flughöhe unter 762 m Radiohöhe (2500 ft) aus verschiedenen Daten Kriterien abgeleitet, bei deren Unterschreitung ein Alarm im Cockpit… …   Deutsch Wikipedia