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Automatic carrier landing system

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000157

U.S. Navy final approach equipment consisting of precision tracking radar coupled to a computer data link to provide continuous information to the aircraft, monitoring capability to the pilot, and a backup approach system.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000157
FieldAviation and air traffic control
AbbreviationACLS
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000157",
  "term": "Automatic carrier landing system",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "U.S. Navy final approach equipment consisting of precision tracking radar coupled to a computer data link to provide continuous information to the aircraft, monitoring capability to the pilot, and a backup approach system.",
  "abbreviation": "ACLS",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/automatic-carrier-landing-system/"
}

Record 157 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.