A tactical air navigation system, commonly referred to by the acronym TACAN, is a navigation system used by military aircraft. It provides the user with...

system (TACAN) beacon. Both types of beacons provide pilots azimuth information, but the VOR system is generally used by civil aircraft and the TACAN system...

accommodated at a customer's request, including an inertial navigation system, TACAN and ECM equipment. Additionally the two position nose landing gear from...

Muang Phalan TACAN Site (also known as Lima 61 Alternative or L-61A) was a U.S. Air Force facility built in the village of Muang Phalan, Laos, during...

terminal facilities are on the west side of the runway. The Cairo West TACAN (Ident: BLA) is located on the field. The Cairo VOR-DME (Ident: CVO) is...

stands for "VOR+TACAN", in which "VOR" is "VHF omnidirectional range" (where VHF = very high frequency radio) and "TAC" is short for TACAN, which stands...

angle and distance from the station. A VORTAC (a VOR co-located with a TACAN) installation provides the same capabilities to civil aircraft but also...

Abbreviation Term Notes A/A Air to air TACAN function A/C Aircraft AC Altocumulus Cloud type ACC Altocumulus Castellanus Cloud type ACC Area Control Centre...

Radio GUARD survival radio A radar altimeter An instrument landing system A TACAN system Instrument carrier landing system A JPALS TADIL-J JVMF/VMF Aviation...

cruising altitude. TACAN is a similar military radio beacon system which transmits in 962–1213 MHz, and a combined VOR and TACAN beacon is called a VORTAC...