- sighting angle
- An angle between the line of sight to the aiming point and the local vertical at the time of a bomb release. Also called a dropping angle.
Aviation dictionary. 2014.
sighting angle
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sighting angle — taikymo kampas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Bombarduojant – kampas tarp linijos į taikomą tašką ir vertikalios linijos. atitikmenys: angl. sighting angle pranc. angle de visée … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
sighting angle — noun : range angle … Useful english dictionary
angle de visée — taikymo kampas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Bombarduojant – kampas tarp linijos į taikomą tašką ir vertikalios linijos. atitikmenys: angl. sighting angle pranc. angle de visée … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
range angle — noun : the angle formed between a vertical line and the line of sight to an aiming point at the instant of release of an aerial bomb called also dropping angle, sighting angle … Useful english dictionary
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taikymo kampas — statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Bombarduojant – kampas tarp linijos į taikomą tašką ir vertikalios linijos. atitikmenys: angl. sighting angle pranc. angle de visée … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
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