transition altitude
transition altitude noun: the altitude (which varies by country) above which an aircraft's barometric altimeters are set as if the sea-level atmospheric pressure were equal to 1013.25 hectopascals (regardless of the actual atmospheric conditions) and altitudes are reported as flight levels.
Noun
transition altitude (usually uncountable, plural transition altitudes)
- The altitude (which varies by country) above which an aircraft's barometric altimeters are set as if the sea-level atmospheric pressure were equal to 1013.25 hectopascals (regardless of the actual atmospheric conditions) and altitudes are reported as flight levels.
transition altitude meaning in Tamil
transition altitude in Tamil
- கட்டுப்பாட்டுப் பெயர்வு உயரம்
Forms of transition altitude
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Questions about transition altitude
- What does transition altitude mean?
- Transition altitude means the altitude (which varies by country) above which an aircraft's barometric altimeters are set as if the sea-level atmospheric pressure were equal to 1013.25 hectopascals (regardless of the actual atmospheric conditions) and altitudes are reported as flight levels.
- What is transition altitude in Tamil?
- Transition altitude in Tamil is கட்டுப்பாட்டுப் பெயர்வு உயரம். See Transition altitude meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is transition altitude?
- Transition altitude is a noun.
- What is the plural of transition altitude?
- The plural of transition altitude is transition altitudes.
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