air coordinates

air coordinates

[′er kō′ȯrd·ən‚əts]
(ordnance)
A system of coordinates used in determining the forces acting on a missile.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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