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Terms for subject Aviation (1801 entries)

runway-holding position	A designated position intended to protect a runway, an obstacle limitation surface, or an ILS/MLS critical/sensitive area at which taxiing aircraft and vehicles shall stop and hold, unless otherwise authorized by the aerodrome control tower
runway-holding position marking	A marking displayed at runway holding positions leading to taxiway/runway or runway/runway intersections where one runway forms part of a standard taxi-route
RVSM aircraft	An aircraft that meets reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) requirements for certification and for operator approval
S and D	Search and Destroy
s.c.	supercritical	bonly
SA-6 gainful missile	A SAM designed in 1967, and launched from SAM sites against aircraft flying at medium heights
SA-7 grail missile	A shoulder-launched SAM designed to be used against low-flying targets
SA-8 Grecko missile	A truck-mounted, short-range, low altitude SAM
safe altitude 100 NM	The lowest altitude that may be used under instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) that will provide a minimum clearance of 1000 ft or, in a designated mountainous region, 1500 or 2000 ft, as appropriate, rounded up to the next 1OO-ft increment, under conditions of standard temperature and pressure, above all obstacles located in an area contained within a radius of 100 NM of the aerodrome geometric centre
Safety and Emergency Procedures	SAP	Alexan­der Mat­ytsin
SAFs	синтетические авиатоплива	amorge­n
sail-back	A manoeuvre during high wind conditions (usually with power off) where floatplane movement is controlled by water rudders and by the opening and closing of cabin doors
same track	In the application of separation, expression used by ATC to indicate identical tracks or tracks that converge or diverge at an angle of 1° to 44° inclusive
SATCOM fit	SATCOM unit	Michae­lBurov
SATCOM set	SATCOM unit	Michae­lBurov
SATCOM unit	SATCOM set	Michae­lBurov
satellite-based augmentation system	An augmentation system using geostationary satellites to meet en-route and terminal navigation, non-precision approach and precision approach CAT I accuracy, integrity, continuity and availability requirements
scoop it	Fly upwards	masha
se	south-cast
sea clutter	Radar echoes caused by waves of the sea