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precision approach path indicator
- Definição1
- A system of lights arranged to provide visual descent guidance information during the approach to a runway.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Annex 14 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Aerodromes. Volume I: aerodrome design and operation. 6th ed. Montreal, 2013.
- Nota adicional1
- The PAPI system shall consist of a wing bar of four sharp transition multi-lamp (or paired single lamp) units equally spaced. The system shall be located on the left side of the runway unless it is physically impracticable to do so.Information regarding this term is a result of researches developed by DECEA in cooperation with ANAC.
- Nota adicional3
- Acronym in English: PAPI.
- Spanish
- indicador de trayectoria de aproximación de precisión
- Imagem
Siting of PAPI and APAPI.
Source: INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Annex 14 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Aerodromes. Volume I: aerodrome design and operation. 6th ed. Montreal, 2013.