Sentence examples for direct aircraft from inspiring English sources

Will soap operas and news bulletins end up helping to direct aircraft in London's busy skies?

The final element in the air traffic control system is the ability to control and direct aircraft on the ground.

The system, called the Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen, by the Federal Aviation Administration, uses satellites to direct aircraft rather than ground-based radar.

It is also studying how to formulate a rule that would direct aircraft operators to inject nitrogen into nearly empty fuel tanks to prevent combustion, regardless of the source of ignition.

A World War Two veteran who played a key role in the D-Day landings has been to see the top-secret equipment he used to help direct aircraft over the Normandy beaches.

He added: "The areas that we're potentially going to change are very large areas, so the area is not specifically going to direct aircraft over Chiddingstone, it's possible, but it's not a done deal.

Primarily used for directing aircraft at forest fires and air shows, the mobile tower contained only rudimentary equipment.

In Saudi Arabia, American commanders could watch all these moving parts on a big screen, directing aircraft like pieces on a chess board.

Farther back, at Company B's outpost, a pair of Air Force noncommissioned officers was directing aircraft into position, while two 120-millimeter mortars were firing high-explosive and white phosphorus rounds at targets the platoon had identified.

Colonel Meyer directed aircraft to drop 4 GBU-38s – the military's acronym for 500-pound, GPS-guided bombs — on one of the buildings from where much of the gunfire was coming.

The officials said the teams, which have been in the north for less than a week, may also include Air Force forward air controllers who, working with the Army Green Berets, help guide American warplanes to their targets using hand-held lasers, satellite locators and other equipment for directing aircraft from the ground.