tactical air navigation (TACAN)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
radio navigation system
|
| gptkbp:accuracy |
more accurate than VOR
|
| gptkbp:combinedSystemCalled |
VORTAC
|
| gptkbp:combines |
gptkb:VOR
|
| gptkbp:component |
military avionics
|
| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:United_States_military
|
| gptkbp:frequency |
962–1213 MHz
|
| gptkbp:groundStationType |
mobile
fixed |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
tactical air navigation (TACAN)
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1950s
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| gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:UHF_band
|
| gptkbp:provides |
azimuth information
bearing information distance information slant-range distance |
| gptkbp:range |
up to 200 nautical miles
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:VOR/DME
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
ADF (Automatic Direction Finder) in military use
|
| gptkbp:transmittedBy |
coded pulses
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:aircraft
helicopters NATO forces fixed-wing aircraft |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
gptkb:navigation
en route navigation approach guidance |
| gptkbp:usedOn |
aircraft carriers
airfields |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Communications,_Navigation,_and_Identification_(CNI)_suite
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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