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the bearing of an object, relative to the heading of a vessel or aircraft.
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relative bearing
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Relative bearing — In nautical navigation the relative bearing of an object is the angle formed by the heading of the vessel and a straight line drawn from the observation station on the vessel to the object.The relative bearing is measured with a pelorus or other… … Wikipedia
relative bearing — The direction expressed as a horizontal angle measured clockwise from the fore and aft axis of the aircraft or vehicle. To obtain the true bearing from the relative bearing, the aircraft heading must be added to the latter … Aviation dictionary
Relative bearing — Mit Funkseitenpeilung (engl. relative bearing, RB) wird der Winkel zwischen der Flugzeuglängsachse und der Funkstandlinie, d.h. der Linie Flugzeug Bodensender, gemessen im Uhrzeigersinn, bezeichnet. Die Angabe des RB allein reicht noch nicht aus … Deutsch Wikipedia
relative bearing — santykinis pelengas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Kryptis, išreikšta horizontaliuoju kampu, paprastai matuojamu pagal laikrodžio rodyklę nuo orlaivio, laivo ar automobilio išilginės ašies priekinio taško iki kurio nors objekto ar kūno.… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Relative Bearing Indicator — Der Relative bearing indicator ist eine Art der Anzeige eines Radiokompass (ADF) in der Luftfahrt, bei dem die relative Richtung zum Funkfeuer (hauptsächlich Non Directional Beacon) angezeigt wird. D.h. es kann abgelesen werden, in welchem Winkel … Deutsch Wikipedia
Relative bearing indicator — Der Relative bearing indicator ist eine Art der Anzeige eines Radiokompass (ADF) in der Luftfahrt, bei dem die relative Richtung zum Funkfeuer (hauptsächlich Non Directional Beacon) angezeigt wird. D.h. es kann abgelesen werden, in welchem Winkel … Deutsch Wikipedia
Relative bearing indicator — A Relative bearing indicator shows the bearing of some source relative to a vehicle carrying a detector. It is most commonly used in conjunction with an ADF (automatic direction finder) in an aircraft navigating with the aid of an NDB (non… … Wikipedia
relative bearing — noun : a bearing relative to the heading of a ship or airplane * * * Navig. the bearing of an object, relative to the heading of a vessel or aircraft … Useful english dictionary
relative bearing — The direction expressed as a horizontal angle normally measured clockwise from the forward point of the longitudinal axis of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship to an object or body. See also bearing; grid bearing … Military dictionary
relative-bearing indicator — An indicator in which the compass card is fixed with 000° at the top of the display, and the pointer indicates bearing to the beacon relative to the aircraft heading. This can be a radio bearing or an omnibearing … Aviation dictionary
