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ground control Noun the people and equipment on the ground that monitor the progress of aircraft or spacecraft
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A system of accurate measurements used to determine the distances and directions or differences in elevation between points on the Earth. See also common control (artillery); control point; traverse. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The satellite's principal ground control will be located at Morehead State. Once the pilot at the ground control station authorized the attack, the X-45A aircraft simulated dropping weapons on the target. Laurentian University professor and chair for rock engineering and ground control, and also director of the geomechanics research centre, was inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering in recognition of his notable achievements. |
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ground control - a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground-controlled approach to landing
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