Distance Measuring Equipment
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Distance Measuring Equipment is an aviation radio navigation system that provides pilots with the slant range distance between an aircraft and a ground-based transponder station.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviation navigation aid
ⓘ
radio navigation system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DME NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
aircraft altitude
ⓘ
terrain masking ⓘ |
| basedOn | radio signals ⓘ |
| canBe |
paired with VOR frequency
ⓘ
standalone installation ⓘ |
| category | secondary radar system ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | short-to-medium range navigation aid ⓘ |
| computes | distance from signal round-trip time ⓘ |
| displaysTo | pilot ⓘ |
| displayUnit | nautical miles ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
airborne interrogator unit
ⓘ
cockpit display ⓘ ground transponder unit ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
FMS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
aircraft navigation systems ⓘ |
| introducedIn | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| measurementPrinciple | time delay measurement ⓘ |
| measuresDistanceBetween |
aircraft
ⓘ
ground-based transponder station ⓘ |
| oftenCoLocatedWith |
ILS facility
ⓘ
VOR station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesOn |
L-band frequencies
ⓘ
UHF band ⓘ |
| outputType | slant range not ground track distance ⓘ |
| provides |
continuous distance updates
ⓘ
slant range distance ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
FAA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ICAO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
frequency pairing between interrogator and transponder
ⓘ
line-of-sight propagation ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | ICAO Annex 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
en route navigation
ⓘ
instrument approaches ⓘ position fixing with NDB/DME ⓘ position fixing with VOR/DME ⓘ terminal area navigation ⓘ |
| supportsProcedure |
DME arc approach
ⓘ
RNAV with DME/DME updating ⓘ |
| usedBy |
civil aviation
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
checking aircraft altitude versus distance constraints
ⓘ
non-precision approach guidance ⓘ |
| usedIn | aviation ⓘ |
| uses |
interrogator on aircraft
ⓘ
transponder on ground ⓘ |
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