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glide path
glide pathn. The path of descent of an aircraft, delineated by a radio beam that directs the pilot in landing the craft.glide path or glide slopen1. (Aeronautics) the approach path of an aircraft when landing, usually defined by a radar beamThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  glide path - the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landingapproach path, glide slope, approachair lane, skyway, airway, flight path - a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to anotherapproach pattern, traffic pattern, pattern - the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" |
Translationsglide path
glide path[′glīd ‚path] (aerospace engineering) The flight path of an aeronautical vehicle in a glide, seen from the side. Also known as glide trajectory. The path used by an aircraft or spacecraft in a landing approach procedure. glide pathi. The flight path of an aircraft in glide, as seen from the side.
ii. The glide-slope (i.e., the path used by an aircraft-in-approach procedure generated by an instrument landing facility).
iii. An aircraft on a PAR (precision approach radar) approach is instructed by ATC (air traffic control) to approach “above the glide path,” “on the glide path,” or “below the glide path.”
iv. A descent profile determined for vertical guidance during a final approach (ICAO).
v. In parachuting, the descent angle through the air along which the parachute descends.AcronymsSeegel penglide path
Synonyms for glide pathnoun the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landingSynonyms- approach path
- glide slope
- approach
Related Words- air lane
- skyway
- airway
- flight path
- approach pattern
- traffic pattern
- pattern
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