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Vortac [′vȯr‚tak] (navigation) A ground radio station consisting of a collocated very-high-frequency omnidirectional radio range (VOR) and Tacan facility; this station permits obtaining polar coordinates by the use of VOR receiver and distance-measuring equipment, or by Tacan equipment alone. 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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On 30 August 1956 the Air Coordinating Committee approved a common military-civil short-range air navigation system called VORTAC, which combined TACAN with the Civil Aeronautic Authority's very high frequency omnirange direction finder. |
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