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ground control 1. the personnel, radar, computers, etc., on the ground that monitor the progress of aircraft or spacecraft 2. a system for feeding continuous radio messages to an aircraft pilot to enable him to make a blind landing ground control [′grau̇nd kən‚trōl] (civil engineering) Supervision or direction of all airport surface traffic, except an aircraft landing or taking off. (engineering) The marking of survey, triangulation, or other key points or system of points on the earth's surface so that they may be recognized in aerial photographs. 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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The recordings were not in fact between the attacking Israeli pilots and their ground controllers, but between two rescue helicopters and their ground controllers. The new system allows forward ground controllers to see what the aircraft is seeing in real time," said Lt. As VF-31 and VF-213 conduct the final deployment of the F-14 Tomcat, on board Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), their aircraft are now equipped to provide real-time reconnaissance and target identification data to forward ground controllers. |
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