ARINC709-8: 709-8 Airborne Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) - Characteristic

Issuing Committee: Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee

Scope

Content: This standard sets forth characteristics of a DME intended for installation in commercial transport aircraft. It provides slant range distance from an aircraft to a selected DME ground facility, which is presented to the flight crew on an indicator located in the instrument panel. Other applications include utilization of frequency scanning modes by navigation computers.

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Topics: Avionics
Standardization
Commercial aircraft
Flight management systems
Terminology

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Additional Details

Publisher: SAE Industry Technologies Consortia IA

Published: Oct 31, 1988

Product Code: ARINC709-8

Content Type: Characteristic

Status: Current

Language: English