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Mode C

Mode C proper noun: a Mode A transponder code response that is augmented by a pressure altitude response, which is obtained from an altitude encoder.

Proper noun

Mode C

  1. (navigation, radar) A Mode A transponder code response that is augmented by a pressure altitude response, which is obtained from an altitude encoder.

Questions about Mode C

What does Mode C mean?
Mode C means a Mode A transponder code response that is augmented by a pressure altitude response, which is obtained from an altitude encoder.
What part of speech is Mode C?
Mode C is a proper noun.

Words near Mode C in the dictionary

  1. moddies
  2. modding
  3. moddings
  4. mode
  5. Mode A
  6. Mode C
  7. mode locking
  8. mode of discourse
  9. mode of production
  10. mode of thought
  11. mode of transport

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