tin whisker n.— «Tin whiskers, one-fortieth the diameter of a human hair, are causing intermittent performance problems in the Hughes AN/APG-63 radar used on the Air Force/McDonnell Douglas F-15 and could pose problems for other...
call a deal v. phr.— «Tracon controllers say FAA investigators have been standing behind them as they guide planes and pull radar tapes if they think the three-mile separation standard was violated. “If we run them too tight...
speed table n.— «A second traffic mitigation option would be to install a set of elongated speed humps, what transportation officials refer to as “speed tables,” which would gradually rise up over six feet until it is three...