Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Aviation safety system
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gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:TAWS
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gptkbp:alerts |
Pilots
Excessive bank angle Glideslope deviation Premature descent Pull up Sink rate Terrain closure rate Too low flaps Too low gear |
gptkbp:alternativeTo |
Ground Proximity Warning System
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gptkbp:category |
Safety equipment
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gptkbp:compatibleWith |
Small general aviation aircraft
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gptkbp:component |
gptkb:Avionics
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gptkbp:detects |
Obstacles
Runway incursions Terrain proximity |
gptkbp:developedBy |
Ground Proximity Warning System
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems
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gptkbp:improves |
Flight safety
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gptkbp:includes |
Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
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gptkbp:introducedIn |
1990s
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gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:Honeywell
gptkb:Garmin gptkb:Rockwell_Collins Avidyne Universal Avionics |
gptkbp:monitors |
Aircraft position
Aircraft altitude Aircraft flight path |
gptkbp:provides |
Visual warnings
Aural warnings |
gptkbp:purpose |
Prevent controlled flight into terrain
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gptkbp:reduces |
Risk of CFIT accidents
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gptkbp:regulates |
gptkb:EASA
gptkb:ICAO gptkb:FAA |
gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Flight_Management_System
Aviation safety Cockpit display Flight Data Monitoring |
gptkbp:requires |
FAA regulations
Commercial aircraft Turbine-powered airplanes |
gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:uses |
GPS data
Digital terrain database |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Universal_Avionics_Systems
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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