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    Strategic lateral offset procedure (SLOP) is a solution to a byproduct of increased navigation accuracy in aircraft. Because most now use GPS, aircraft...
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  • is the common name for household food scraps Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure, in aviation, a procedure for avoiding collisions a popular term for Backlash...
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  • aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations North Atlantic Tracks Strategic lateral offset procedure Traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) "RVSM Programme"...
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    program.[citation needed] Additionally from 10 June 2004 the strategic lateral offset procedure (SLOP) was introduced to the North Atlantic airspace to reduce...
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    aviation articles Acronyms and abbreviations in avionics Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure Sam Miller, et als (2009). "Contribution of Flight Systems...
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  • specify a lateral offset from a defined route. Generally, lateral offsets can be specified in increments of 1 NM up to 20 NM. When a lateral offset is activated...
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    into a fund administered by some multi-lateral entity. Under the market-based approach, REDD+ would act as an "offset scheme" in which verified results-based...
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  • commissioning test procedure CTR – Critical Transport Rate CTRAC – cement tracer log CUI – corrosion under insulation CUL – cross-unit lateral CUT – cutter...
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    B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetration supersonic strategic bomber for the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command. Designed in the late 1950s by North...
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    road left-laterally for 8.6 m (28 ft). The largest maximum surface offset was 10.0–12.6 m (32.8–41.3 ft); one of the largest surface offset ever observed...
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    implement a multi-lateral strategy that targets different parties to conserve wild tiger populations in general. This multi-lateral approach include working...
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    drillhole completed as a "lateral" that extends parallel with the rock layer containing the substance to be extracted. For example, laterals extend 1,500 to 5...
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    cook off. The turntable-style turret had the gun offset to the left side, due to the autoloader's lateral feeding of ammunition into the cannon breech.[citation...
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  • revisions reduce lateral separation requirements to as close as 3,900 feet for triple independent approaches, and 3,000 feet for offset dual independent...
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  • of the cost cap suggests that engineering excellence and strategic ingenuity can indeed offset the advantages of larger budgets. By promoting a more balanced...
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    line with the spring. Acceleration causes deflection of the mass and the offset distance is measured. The acceleration is derived from the values of deflection...
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  • groove of constant depth. This is known as lateral recording. Berliner's original patent showed a lateral recording etched around the surface of a cylinder...
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    which holds $630 billion in foreign-exchange reserves, to prevent it from offsetting the effects of sanctions. According to most estimates, every day of the...
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    five continents. The Brazilian military government considered aircraft strategic equipment, and in an effort to reduce dependency from foreign companies...
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    vehicle, though it wants a launch price of US$30 million or a 50% saving to offset the risk of pioneering the process. According to Elon Musk, almost every...
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    Friendly relations with Russia have been an important advantage for China, offsetting its often uneasy relations with the U.S. As part of the Soviet Union,...
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    the Pebble deposits and possibly much closer. The fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip crustal feature, considered to be a westward expression of...
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    potential role that instant gratification provided by the substance may offset the larger future benefits of abstaining from the substance, and because...
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  • after the above-mentioned changes in procedure. The higher-echelon headquarters that were engaged in strategic missions, especially the tank army headquarters...
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  • engines are largely unaffected, as the lower density of the intake air is offset by the lower backpressure resisting exhaust flow through the turbo. dial-in...
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    In economics, a market is a composition of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations or infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While...
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    varies greatly, but the two most common appearances are: (1) a series of lateral white stripes or (2) two longitudinal white lines. The former is usually...
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    capacity. For routes with high traffic, greater capacity may more than offset the higher initial cost of construction. The value or utility a user derives...
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  • distinction between the center-of-gravity and the mass-center. Any horizontal offset between the two will result in an applied torque. Center of mass – In physics...
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    landing site. In order for the aeroshell to have lift, its center of mass is offset from the axial centerline that results in an off-center trim angle in atmospheric...
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