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glide slope

noun

Aeronautics.
  1. the angle that the glidepath of an aircraft or spacecraft makes with the horizontal.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of glide slope1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Degginger also wants to change the glide slope and reduce the number of cargo aircraft flying at night.

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The airspeed and altitude varied widely over the prescribed glide slope and the plane’s landing gear and tail hit the concrete sea wall at the far edge of the runway.

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The rosy forecasts of reduced jet noise in the northern suburbs promised by “Greener Skies Over Seattle†sprang from onboard technology that enables planes to follow a satellite-guided precision turn onto the glide slope.

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“You’ve got a very steep glide slope coming down the hill. It’s very tight.â€

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Pilots said so-called glide slope technology in modern airliners also should have helped the crew find the runway unless they failed to set it up as they approached the airport.

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