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pitot static system
(Encyclopedia)pitot static system pētōˈ [key], device for measuring the rate at which a fluid flows. Among the principal applications of the device are an airspeed indicator for aircraft and a distance and speed...Space Transportation System
(Encyclopedia)Space Transportation System, official designation for the U.S. space shuttle. ...peripheral nervous system
(Encyclopedia)peripheral nervous system: see nervous system. ...sympathetic nervous system
(Encyclopedia)sympathetic nervous system: see nervous system. ...life support system
(Encyclopedia)life support system: see artificial life support; Life Support for Human Spaceflight under space science. ...equatorial coordinate system
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Equatorial coordinate system equatorial coordinate system, the most commonly used astronomical coordinate system for indicating the positions of stars or other celestial objects on the celesti...altazimuth coordinate system
(Encyclopedia)altazimuth coordinate system ăltăzˈəməth [key] or horizon coordinate system, astronomical coordinate system in which the position of a body on the celestial sphere is described relative to an obs...Global Positioning System
(Encyclopedia)Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. ...horizon coordinate system
(Encyclopedia)horizon coordinate system: see altazimuth coordinate system. ...instrument-landing system
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Instrument-landing system (ILS), the most common instrument-landing approach system, uses two beams to guide an airplane. instrument-landing system (ILS), ground-based radio system designed to...Browse by Subject
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