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radial
Definição1
A line of radio bearing radiating outward from a very-high-frequency omnirange (VOR) navigation facility. There are 360 radials radiating out from each VOR, and each radial is named for the number of degrees clockwise from magnetic north that the radial leaves the facility.
Fonte1
CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 2nd ed. Renton: ASA, 1991.
Fonte2
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Aircraft Operations: Flight Procedures. Volume 1. 5th ed. Montreal, 2010 (Doc 8168).
Contexto
If the entry point is the fix at the end of the outbound leg, arrival (or last segment thereof) is effected along the VOR radial passing through the outbound fix.
Subárea1
Air Navigation
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