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terrain-avoidance radar

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terrain-avoidance radar [tə′rān ə¦vȯid·əns ′rā‚där]
(navigation)
Airborne radar which provides a display of terrain ahead of a low-flying aircraft to permit horizontal avoidance of obstacles.


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Once in the air, aircrews take maximum advantage of low-altitude flight profiles via the use of terrain-following and terrain-avoidance radars combined with the maximum use of terrain masking.
 
 
 
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