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The second advance was the introduction of the automatic direction finder (ADF), which completely automated the RDF procedure. Once an ADF system was tuned to a station, either an airway beacon or an AM radio station, they continually moved a pointer to indicate the relative bearing with no further operator involvement.
Air data attitude heading reference system ADC Air data computer: ADD Acceptable deferred defect ADF Automatic direction finder: Navigation equipment ADI Attitude Director Indicator: ADIRS Air Data Inertial Reference System ADIRU Air Data Inertial Reference Unit: ADIZ Air defense identification zone: ADJ Adjustment Mechanical term ADM 1
An automatic direction finder (ADF) is a marine or aircraft radio-navigation instrument that automatically and continuously displays the relative bearing from the ship or aircraft to a suitable radio station. [3] [4] ADF receivers are normally tuned to aviation or marine NDBs (Non-Directional Beacon) operating in the LW band between 190 – 535 ...
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually ...
2018–present 8F24 8-speed transverse transmission (1.0 and 1.5 EcoBoost) Ford Focus; 2018–present 8F57 8-speed transverse transmission for higher torque (2.7 V6 EcoBoost) Ford Edge ST, Ford Explorer, Ford Fusion, Ford Taurus; 2020–present 8F SelectShift® 8-speed transverse transmission (2.0 and 2.3 EcoBoost) Lincoln Corsair, Lincoln ...
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
ISG: Integrated starter-generator system; ISG-SS: Integrated starter-generator system with start-stop operation; L4: In-line four-cylinder; LDT: Light-duty truck; LDT1: a light-duty truck with a loaded vehicle weight of up to 3750 pounds. LDT2: an LEV II light-duty truck with a loaded vehicle weight of 3751 pounds to a gross vehicle weight of ...
Steering wheel-mounted transmission controls have made a comeback since the mid-1990s introduction of Porsche's Tiptronic system, although the controls for the selection of park, reverse, and neutral are almost always located elsewhere. They also invariably have the buttons or "paddles" for the functions that are on the steering wheel quite ...