Tactical air navigation system (redirect from TACAN)
A tactical air navigation system, commonly referred to by the acronym TACAN, is a navigation system used by military aircraft. It provides the user with...
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Lima Site 85 (section TACAN)
command post to support a local stronghold, the site was expanded with a 1966 TACAN area excavated on the mountaintop where a 1967 command guidance radar was...
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system (TACAN) beacon. Both types of beacons provide pilots azimuth information, but the VOR system is generally used by civil aircraft and the TACAN system...
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terminal facilities are on the west side of the runway. The Cairo West TACAN (Ident: BLA) is located on the field. The Cairo VOR-DME (Ident: CVO) is...
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to Laos William H. Sullivan approved a plan by the USAF to construct a TACAN site atop Phou Pha Thi; at the time they lacked a navigation site with sufficient...
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Equipment codes (section TACAN only)
unless another combination is prescribed by the appropriate ATS authority. T TACAN U UHF RTF V VHF RTF W RVSM approved X MNPS approved Y Indicates 8.33 kHz...
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Muang Phalan TACAN Site (also known as Lima 61 Alternative or L-61A) was a U.S. Air Force facility built in the village of Muang Phalan, Laos, during...
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stands for "VOR+TACAN", in which "VOR" is "VHF omnidirectional range" (where VHF = very high frequency radio) and "TAC" is short for TACAN, which stands...
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chart uses a specific type of electronic navigation system such as an NDB, TACAN, VOR, ILS/MLS and RNAV.: 981–982 The chart name reflects the primary navigational...
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AN/SPS-49 air-search radar, an SPS-67 surface search radar, an AN/URN-25 TACAN system, along with several additional radars for navigation and fire control...
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