Sentence examples for nearest aircraft from inspiring English sources

Under NPAS the principle is the nearest aircraft attends.

When presented with two incoming aircraft, for example, pilots are susceptible to distance bias the assumption that the nearest aircraft poses the highest risk of collision, even if the one farthest away is traveling faster and could intercept first.

Then, in response to a call for the nearest aircraft to land on the runway to search for the stranded members of the CCT, Lieutenant Colonel Alfred J. Jeanotte approached the airfield from the south and landed his C-123 on the runway with support from fighter-bombers, which were used to suppress enemy fire.

For example, he noted that the teams would be staged with gear loaded onto trucks, near aircraft, ready to drive or fly to places throughout their coverage area within four hours.

That could lead to the danger of overtired lorry drivers staying on the roads despite the presence of monitoring equipment, and could also pose a threat if vehicles equipped with the jammers were to go on to airport areas near aircraft which rely on GPS (global positioning system) for navigation.

This concept enables near aircraft-like operations for a launch system, enhances safety, and reduces cost compared to vertical takeoff systems.

Chinese fighters flew sorties near Taiwanese aircraft over the Taiwan Strait.

Delta has also installed computers on the jet bridge, near the aircraft door, so agents can tag those bags that need to be gate-checked.

Intrepid officials hope to build a museum annex on a parking lot near the aircraft carrier that serves as their museum.

Twice this fall Russian warplanes flew near the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk in the Sea of Japan and afterward released photographs showing that they had approached the carrier.

Bennett Dicarlo, a 28-year-old employee for the ground handling company Servisair, was charged with possession of a destructive device near an aircraft.