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approach light system
- Sinônimos
- approach lighting syatem
- approach lighting system
- Definição1
- An airport lighting facility which provides visual guidance to landing aircraft by radiating light beams in a directional pattern by which the pilot aligns the aircraft with the extended centerline of the runway on his/her final approach for landing.
- Definição2
- A system of high-intensity lights located along the approach path of an instrument runway. The lights radiate beams in a directional pattern by which pilot aligns the aircraft with the extended centerline of the runway on the final approach for landing.
- Fonte2
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Definição3
- In modern large airfields, any of several systems of light extending along projected centerline of runway in use towards approach aircraft to provide visual indication of runway location, distances, alignment, glide path slope and, probably, transverse horizontal.
- Fonte3
- GUNSTON, Bill. The cambridge aerospace dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 2004. vii, 740 p. (Cambridge aerospace series.)
- Nota adicional1
- Acronym in English: ALS.
- Related Term
- runway lead-in lighting system
- simple approach lighting system
- Spanish
- sistema de iluminación de aproximación
- Imagem
Approach light system from Sarajevo International Airport.
Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sarajevo_airport_runway.jpg
