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{{Short description|Avionics system to avoid aircraft collision}} ...[U.S. Air Force]]'s [[F-16]]D Ground Collision Avoidance Technology (GCAT) aircraft]] ...

...e surface of the [[Earth]]. It is also used as a warning system to prevent aircraft from flying too close to the ground. The acronym TERPROM has become a trade ...ferenced Navigation to provide aircraft with a Predictive Ground Collision Avoidance System (PGCAS) as well as Obstruction Warning and Cueing (OWC) ...

...aviation, first in military aircraft, and later were adopted by commercial aircraft, [[general aviation]], automotive use, motorsports use, and shipboard use. ...adar, [[NEXRAD]], [[ground proximity warning system]], [[traffic collision avoidance system]], and airport information all on the same screen. ...

{{Short description|Traffic avoidance system in light aircraft and gliders}} ...mentation of [[ADS-B]], as it is optimized for the specific needs of light aircraft, not for long-range communication or [[Air traffic control|ATC]] interactio ...

{{Short description|1969 mid-air collision}} {{Infobox Aircraft occurrence ...

{{Short description|Component approved for type-certified aircraft}} ...for these parts is derived from the jurisdictions of the countries that an aircraft is based. In the [[United States]], the [[Federal Aviation Administration] ...

...ion solution is obtained through the use of [[GPS]] and inertial reference systems. ...tantaneous understanding of the current as well as the future state of the aircraft with respect to the terrain, towers, buildings and other environment featur ...

...e mission ended prematurely, very shortly after an anomalous slow-velocity collision with its target spacecraft, having completed less than half of the original ...spacecraft and Pegasus launch vehicle attached underneath Orbital's L-1011 aircraft]] ...

*[[Early-warning radar|Early Warning (EW) Radar]] Radar Systems *Target Acquisition (TA, TAR) Radar Systems ...

{{Short description|Height reduction of aircraft in flight}} ...reduction in vertical separation minimum therefore increases the number of aircraft that can fly in a particular volume of [[controlled airspace]].<ref>{{Cite ...

A '''voice warning system''' is a system designed to alert the crew of an aircraft to imminent safety hazards. It is often known as a '''''Bitchin' Betty''''' ...k.com/ |accessdate=1 June 2018}}</ref> A female voice is heard on military aircraft such as the [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Fighting Falcon]], ...

[[Image:GPWSMode2.svg|200px|thumb|A diagram showing two aircraft paths, the lower of which would trigger GPWS]] ...011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> are known as '''enhanced ground proximity warning systems''' ('''EGPWS'''), a modern type of TAWS. ...

{{Short description|Aircraft landing without landing gear}} A '''belly landing''' or '''gear-up landing''' occurs when an [[aircraft]] lands without its [[landing gear]] fully extended and uses its underside, ...

...ances.<ref>{{Cite journal|year=2012|title=Runway Status Lights: Protecting aircraft when they are most vulnerable|url=https://www.ll.mit.edu/sites/default/file ...e Surveillance Capability|Airport Surface Surveillance Capability (ASSC)]] systems and fed to a path-predicting computer [[algorithm]]. If potential traffic c ...

{{short description|Aircraft instrumentation system consisting primarily of multi-function electronic di ...uary 2021}} years the technology has also become widely available in small aircraft. ...

{{Short description|Electronic systems used on aircraft}} ...gement of multiple systems, and the hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to perform individual functions. These can be as simple as a [[searchlight] ...

{{Short description|Display system in an aircraft's cockpit which displays flight information electronically}} ...ent system''' ('''EFIS''') is a [[flight instrument]] display system in an aircraft [[cockpit]] that displays flight data electronically rather than electromec ...

{{Short description|1986 midair aircraft collision and crash in Cerritos, California, US}} {{Infobox aircraft occurrence ...

...r (aeronautics)|flight transponder]] is an automated [[transceiver]] in an aircraft that emits a coded identifying signal in response to an interrogating recei ...ivers+and+MSA+transponders%22&pg=PA353 Optical Fiber Telecommunications V: Systems and networks, Academic Press, 2008, page 353-354]</ref> a transponder and [ ...

...FR) is a military [[aerospace]] technology that allows a very-low-flying [[aircraft]] to automatically maintain a relatively constant altitude above ground lev ...ted distance, often on the order of {{convert|100|m}}. Using TFR allows an aircraft to automatically follow terrain at very low levels and high speeds. ...