- altimeter setting
- • установка альтиметра• установка высотомера
English-Russian aviation meteorology dictionary. 2013.
altimeter setting
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altimeter setting — The station pressure corrected for the height of the station above sea level. When this pressure (QNH) is set in the altimeter window (also known as a Kollsman window), the altimeter indicates the height above mean sea level. The setting may be… … Aviation dictionary
Altimeter — An altimeter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level. The measurement of altitude is called altimetry, which is related to the term bathymetry, the measurement of depth underwater. Aircraft Instrumentation… … Wikipedia
altimeter correction — The amount of height that must be added to the height indicated by an altimeter to obtain true height above the sea level. The altimeter is set to the standard altimeter setting … Aviation dictionary
encoding altimeter — The normal altimeter but with the additional capability for sending digitalized output to the transponder for transmission to ATC (air traffic control). The encoding altimeter, in conjunction with a transponder, transmits the aircraft altitude in … Aviation dictionary
Course Setting Bomb Sight — The CSBS Mk. IX mounted in a Fairey Battle. The bomb aimer is sighting through the white ring shaped backsights to the pin shaped foresights (just visible against the armoured cable) and holding the bomb release switch in his right hand. The… … Wikipedia
QNH — is a Q code. It is a pressure setting used by pilots, air traffic control (ATC) and low frequency weather beacons to refer to the barometric altimeter setting which will cause the altimeter to read altitude above mean sea level within a certain… … Wikipedia
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Flight level — A Flight Level (FL) is a standard nominal altitude of an aircraft, in hundreds of feet. This altitude is calculated from a world wide fixed pressure datum of 1013.25 hPa (29.921 inHg), the average sea level pressure, and therefore is not… … Wikipedia
