Dictionary
Aviation Dictionary
Long range navigation (LORAN)
Definitions
- An electronic navigational system by which hyperbolic lines of position are determined by measuring the difference in the time of reception of synchronized pulse signals from two fixed transmitters. LORAN A operates in the 1750 to 1950 kHz frequency band. LORAN C and D operate in the 100 to 110 kHz frequency band.
References
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Instrument Flying Handbook by Federal Aviation Administration (2014)
