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beacon
- Definição1
- A fixed radio transmitter that broadcasts distinctive signals as a navigational aid.
- Fonte1
- CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 4th ed. Newcastle: ASA, 2006.
- Definição2
- An aeronautical light arranged, either through optical design or mechanical motion, to be visible to all azimuths, either continuously or consecutively, to designate a particular point on the surface of the earth. It emits a distinctive or characteristic signal used to determine bearings, courses, or locations and guides, orients, or warns aircrafts in flight.
- Fonte2
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Fonte3
- BRASIL. Comando da Aeronáutica. Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo. CIRCEA 64-1: busca e salvamento - glossário de termos de busca e salvamento aeronáutico. Rio de Janeiro, 2011. Disponível em: http://publicacoes.decea.gov.br/?i=publicacao&id=3649. Acesso em: 15 maio 2014.
- Nota Adicional1
- Acronym in English: BCN.
- Related Term
- aerodrome beacon
- aeronautical beacon
- hazard beacon
- identification beacon
- Français
- phare