terrain-clearance indicator
terrain-clearance indicator see altimeter .
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Cadets flying high with new gliders/ Bigger students get a shot at program
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 8/30/2002; ; 374 words
; ...gliders, the new ones have an instrument panel in the back so the instructors don't have to look over students' shoulders to see altimeter, air speed indicator and other instruments. The new gliders have longer wings and less drag, allowing cadets to stay in the...
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altimeter
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...mountains, and valleys. The radio altimeter, or terrain-clearance indicator, is an absolute altimeter; it indicates the actual...altitude that can then be read from a calibrated indicator. The radio altimeter is used in the automatic...
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