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Noun Concept
Categories: Aircraft instruments, Measuring instruments, Navigation, Navigational flight instruments, Navigational aids
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radar altimeter  Combined altitude radar altimeter  electronic altimeter  FuG 101  low range radio altimeter
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A radar altimeter, also called a radio altimeter, electronic altimeter, reflection altimeter, or low-range radio altimeter, measures altitude above the terrain presently beneath an aircraft or spacecraft by timing how long it takes a beam of radio waves to travel to ground, reflect, and return to the craft. Wikipedia
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A radar altimeter, also called a radio altimeter, electronic altimeter, reflection altimeter, or low-range radio altimeter, measures altitude above the terrain presently beneath an aircraft or spacecraft by timing how long it takes a beam of radio waves to travel to ground, reflect, and return to the craft. Wikipedia
An instrument on aircraft Wikipedia Disambiguation