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TCAS

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ID 733033 Last modified 03.05.2024
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Domain air traffictransport safetyair traffic control
liiklusohust hoiatamise ja kokkupõrke vältimise süsteem
traffic alert and collision avoidance system
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
  • a type of airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS) based on a family of airborne equipment that functions independently of the ground-based ATC system to detect potential conflicting aircraft that are equipped with secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponders
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    • There are three different versions: TCAS I provides traffic advisories; TCAS II provides traffic advisories and vertical resolution advisories (RA); and TCAS IV, when developed, will provide traffic advisories and vertical and horizontal RAs.
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  • Valdkond ICAO lisade põhjal loodud klassifikaatori järgi: Lennuliikluse korraldamine; Lennundusohutus
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liiklusohust hoiatamise ja kokkupõrke vältimise süsteem
TCAS abbreviation
traffic alert and collision avoidance system
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
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  • TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System) is a specific implementation of the ACAS (Airborne Collision Avoidance System) concept. TCAS II version 7.0 and 7.1 are currently the only available equipment that is fully compliant with the ACAS II Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs).
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