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radar altimeter [′rā‚där al′tim·əd·ər] (navigation) A radio altimeter, useful at altitudes much greater than the 5000-foot (1500-meter) limit of frequency-modulated radio altimeters, in which simple pulse-type radar equipment is used to send a pulse straight down from an aircraft and to measure its total time of travel to the surface and back to the aircraft. Also known as high-altitude radio altimeter; pulse-type altimeter. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In late 1996, radar altimeters on a European Space Agency satellite began to measure a drop in elevation across a 60O-square-kilometer area of eastern Antarctica. He released the collective trim switch to engage the automatic flight control system (AFCS) radar altimeter hold. 8 inches) thanks to satellites carrying radar altimeters. |
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