glide slope

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glide slope [′glīd ‚slōp]

(aerospace engineering)

gliding angle

(navigation)

An inclined electromagnetic surface which is generated by instrument-landing approach facilities and which includes a glide path supplying guidance in the vertical plane. Also known as glide plane.

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