Transponder (aeronautics)
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transponder-aeronautics-268-17669120
title:
Transponder (aeronautics)
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A transponder is an electronic device that produces a response when it receives a radio-frequency interrogation. Aircraft have transponders to assist in identifying them on air traffic control radar. Collision avoidance systems have been developed to use transponder transmissions as a means of detecting aircraft at risk of colliding with each other. Air traffic control units use the term "squawk" when they are assigning an aircraft a transponder code, e.g., "Squawk 7421". Squawk thus can be said
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Airborne radio transponder
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_(aeronautics)
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2023-10-17T20:19:57Z
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